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<\/a><\/p>\nThis monstrosity is on our back acre. The giant nest probably belongs to the squirrels.<\/p>\n
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BARK<\/h3>\n
White Oak bark, with it’s page-like scales, and scabby Sycamore.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Camille ran into a rare White Fringe Tree (Chionanthus virginicus) on that sliver of Tami’s land that butts up against our back acre. A Dogwood flowers nearby.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Walk the trails a couple hundred times and things begin looking familiar. On the left is a fallen tree between the fish sculpture and the Northwest Passage. On the right, Carl’s bench sits on a promontory that looks out over the flood plain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trees wear their scars openly, unlike humans.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The bark of a Red Oak resembles ski trails. A young Yellow Poplar (Tulip Poplar) has distinctive leaves.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Moss and Lichen inhabit a fallen branch on the Northwest Passage. First noted by Camille on March 19th, a plastic Dollar Tree bag hangs from a tree on the south bank of Stinking Creek at the Turtle Rock Crossing. It contains a copy of Native Trees of the Southeast<\/em> by Kirkman, Brown, and Leopold, a bottle of over-the-counter medication, and a box of kitchen matches.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n See the turtle? See the rock island tree?<\/p>\n Forest bathing at The Bend – April, 2020 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n WHITE OAK <\/p>\n \n This monstrosity is on our back acre. The giant nest probably belongs to the squirrels.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BARK <\/p>\n \n White Oak bark, with it’s page-like scales, and scabby Sycamore.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SMALL SURPRISES <\/p>\n \n<\/a>\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\nSMALL SURPRISES<\/h3>\n
<\/a>\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\nLANDMARKS<\/h3>\n
<\/a>\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\nLIFE SHAPES US<\/h3>\n
<\/a>\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\nLIGHT AND SHADOW<\/h3>\n
<\/a>\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\nCOLONIZATION AND DETRITUS<\/h3>\n
<\/a> \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\nSTINKING CREEK<\/h3>\n
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[Troutsfarm]<\/a> * [April, 2020 ]<\/a> * [April Yard and Gardens]<\/a> * [The Woods]<\/a><\/h4>\n
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