Tag: #spring
-
Flowers & Snakes
in OutingsA recent camping trip to a National Forest area west of Douthat State Park took us up to Bald Knob on one of the prettiest trails I’ve ever hiked – along a creek and through several kinds of terrain, including a recovering burn area that was packed with wild azalea and many birds. This trail…
-
Sproing!
A few recent sightings on walks in the woods from late March through the first week in April. The Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foeditus) with its weird flower (spadix = a ball of tiny flowers) tucked inside the marbled spathe is one of my favorites. All of these have made their way into my poems in…