Thursday, April 3, Butterflies, Wildflowers, and Rain
April 3rd, 2008
Allan Trently, the new natural areas manager for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) came over yesterday to look at butterflies on the Ross Forest natural areas and in Walker Branch State Natural Area. The weather was not much better for butterflies than for bicyclists, but we did see a few and some interesting wildflowers.
Gemmed Satyr
Tiger Swallowtail
Spring Cress
Fire Pink
Primrose-leaved Violet
Smooth Rock Cress
Richard Rogers showed us around the Walker Branch area. He says this may be the foundation of one of the first silos in Hardin County.
This may have been a smokehouse
Pine trees are starting to grow
This bird carving has been on a Beech tree in front of the cabin as long as I can remember.
It has rained so much our bikes are probably rusting and our shorts and jerseys are molding. If it rains again tonight and tomorrow as predicted the creek is going to get out of the banks. Maybe someday we will get back on the trails to ride or at least do some construction work.
John
3 Responses to “Thursday, April 3, Butterflies, Wildflowers, and Rain”
Ian Orford April 4th, 2008 at 7:01 am #
Superb photos John, its great to see spring. Cant wait to get back out on the trails. I think I may have forgotten how to ride!
Gail April 4th, 2008 at 8:45 pm #
The photos of the wildflowers are lovely!
schimba-admin April 5th, 2008 at 8:25 pm #
It will come back to you.