Don Hunter led today's Ramble. Neither Linda nor I
were able to be here today so Don's Facebook album takes the place of my usual Ramble
Report. Here's the link to that album for today's Ramble. Hop on over to view the photos taken by Don and our own Rosemary W. This report will
consist of only the readings and the summary of species observed.
Twenty Ramblers met this morning.
Today's
readings: Three ramblers provided the readings:
Readings
for April 14, 2016 Nature Ramble
Larry D. provided these thought-provoking thoughts:
“Through the gift of this natural world
we are not meant to take advantage and destroy, but are invited to use and
replenish.” - Mike Vitale
“I don't understand why, when we destroy
something created by man, we call it vandalism.
Yet when we destroy something created by nature, we call it
progress.” - Unknown
“Nature is the greatest server of
humanity, but has become the victim of human's avarice and greed.” - Tasneem
Hameed
“It is a wholesome and necessary thing
for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to
know of wonder and humility.” - Rachel
Carson
Sue W. followed with a wonderful poem by Mary Oliver:
I Worried
I worried a lot.
Will the garden grow, will the rivers
flow in the right direction, will the earth turn as it was taught, and if not
how shall I correct”
Was I right, was I wrong, will I be
forgiven, can I do better?
Will I ever be able to sing, even the
sparrows
can do it and I am, well, hopeless.
Is my eyesight fading or am I just
imagining it,
am I going to get rheumatism,
lockjaw, dementia?
Finally I saw that worrying had come to
nothing.
And gave it up. And took my old body
and went out into the morning,
and sang.
Don H. left us with these thoughts:
“Spring is natures way of saying “Let's
party!” - Robin Williams
“Just living is not enough....one must
have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.”
- Hans Christian Andersen
SPECIES OBSERVED APRIL 14, 2016
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Dunson Native Flora Garden
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Pale
yellow trillium
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Trillium
discolor
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Golden
ragwort
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Packera
aurea
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Woodland
phlox
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Phlox
divaricata
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Green-and-gold
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Chrysogonum
virginianum
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Columbine
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Aquilegia
canadensis
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Meadow rue
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Thalictrum
dioicum
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Black
cohosh foliage
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Actaea
racemosa
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Leatherwood
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Dirca
palustris
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Coral
bells
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Heuchera
americana
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Violet
wood sorrel
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Oxalis
violacea
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Sensitive
fern
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Onoclea sensibilis
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Large
flower trillium
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Trillium
grandiflorum
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Dwarf
crested iris
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Iris
cristata
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Atamasco
lily
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Zephyranthes atamasco
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Shooting
stars
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Dodecatheon meadia
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Hairy-stemmed
spiderwort
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Tradescantia
hirsuticaulis
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Decumbent
trillium
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Trillium
decumbens
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Jack-in-the-pulpit
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Arisaema triphyllum
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Mayapple
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Podophyllum
peltatum
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Wild
ginger
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Asarum
canadense
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Spanish
bluebells
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Hyacinthoides hispanica
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Wild
geranium
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Geranium
maculatum
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Virginia
bluebells
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Mertensia
virginica
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Butterweed
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Packera
glabella
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Chattahoochee
trillium
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Trillium
decipiens
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Golden
ragwort
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Packera
aurea
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Virginia
spring beauty
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Claytonia
virginica
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Rattlesnake
fern
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Botrypus
virginianus
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Common
chickweed
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Stellaria
media
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Star
chickweed
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Stellaria
pubera
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Goldenseal
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Hydrastis canadensis
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Harper's
heartleaf ginger
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Hexastylis
speciosa
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Large
flower heartleaf ginger
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Hexastylis
shuttleworthii
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Arrowleaf
ginger
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Hexastylis
arifolia
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Foam
flower
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Tiarella
cordifolia
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Barren
strawberry
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Geum lobatum (=Waldsteinia lobata)
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Common
chickweed
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Stellaria media
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Celandine
poppy
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Stylophorum
diphyllum
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Twin leaf
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Jeffersonia
diphylla
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Atamasco
lily
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Zephyranthes atamasco
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Yellow
trillium
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Trillium
luteum
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Sweet
Betsy
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Trillium
cuneatum
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Solomon's
plume
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Maianthemum
racemosum
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Painted
buckeye
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Aesculus
sylvatica
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Silverbell
tree
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Halesia
carolina
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Eastern
blue star
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Amsonia
tabernaemontana
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Yellow trumpet pitcher plant
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Sarracenia flava
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Kidney-leaf
buttercup
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Ranunculus
abortivus
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Horsetails
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Equisetum
sp.
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Plantainleaf
pussytoes
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Antennaria
plantaginifolia
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Perfoliate
bellwort
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Uvularia
perfoliata
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Alleghany
spurge
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Pachysandra
procumbens
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Cut-leaf
toothwort
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Dentaria laciniata
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Gate at DNFG
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American
wisteria
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Wisteria
frutescens
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High bush
blueberry
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Vaccinium corymbosum
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Power line ROW
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Beaked
corn salad
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Valerianella
radiata
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Common
chickweed
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Stellaria
media
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Southern
blackberry
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Rubus
argutus
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Carolina
cranesbill
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Geranium
carolinianus
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White
clover
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Trifolium
repens
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Purple
deadnettle
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Lamium
purpureum
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Indian
strawberry
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Duchesnea
indica
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Field
madder
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Sherardia
arvensis
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Low hop
clover
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Trifolium
campestre
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European
corn salad
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Valerianella
locusta
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Southern/wild
chervil
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Chaerophyllum
tainturrieri
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Dove's
foot cranesbill
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Geranium
molle
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