Ramble Report June 23 2016

Today's Ramble was lead by Dale Hoyt.

Here's the link to Don's Facebook album for today's Ramble. (All the photos in this post are compliments of Don.)

Today's post was written by Dale Hoyt.

Seventeen Ramblers met today.

Today's readings: We had two readings today. Sue read this article from the Athens Banner Herald on the beneficial aspects of spiders. Dave read the poem Piute Creek by Gary Snyder:

Ramble Report June 16 2016

Today's Ramble was lead by guest leader Lauren Muller and Linda Chafin.

Here's the link to Don's Facebook album for today's Ramble. (All the photos in this post are compliments of Don.)

Today's post was written by Don Hunter and Dale Hoyt.

Twenty-four Ramblers turned out today.

Introduction to our guest leader: Lauren Muller graduated last year from UGA with a degree in Horticulture. She is currently a graduate student in the Horticulture department working with Dr. Jim Affolter, working on milkweed propagation. Lauren is also involved with the Prairie restoration effort in the power line right-of-way. She agreed to tell us about that project and her own research on milkweed propagation.

Today's reading: is from The World of Northern Evergreens, 2nd ed., 2011, Comstock Publ.; by E. C. Pielou.

Ramble Report June 9 2016

Today's Ramble was lead by Linda Chafin.

Here's the link to Don's Facebook album for today's Ramble. (All the photos in this post are compliments of Don.)

Today's post was written by Dale Hoyt and Don Hunter.

Nineteen Ramblers met today – a cool summer morning!

Announcement: Hugh and Carol will be back in Athens on Tuesday, June 21st. They and Linda will be honored at a reception and book signing at the Garden, starting at 6:30 PM. They might be able to attend the Ramble on Thursday, June 23rd. Carol is reported to be much better and walking without a cane! That Thursday evening there will be a Cafe Au Libris author event at the Athens Regional Library, 7:00 to 8:00 PM, with Hugh, Carol and Linda, so if you missed an earlier opportunity for them to sign your book this would be your last chance. (You did purchase the book (Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia), didn't you?)

Today's reading: Dale read an excerpt from Alison Hawthorne Deming's essay, Field Notes on Culture, Biology and Emergence, in Zoologies, 2014, Milkweed Editions, pp. 235-237. (Note: she was this year's Georgia Review Earth Day speaker here at the Botanical Garden on April 21.)

Ramble Report June 2 2016

Today's Ramble was lead by Dale Hoyt.

Here's the link to Don's Facebook album for today's Ramble. (All the photos in this post are compliments of Don.)

Today's post was written by Dale Hoyt and Don Hunter.

Twenty-one Ramblers met today at 8AM, the meeting time for the rest of the summer. We resume meeting at 8:30AM the first Thursday in September.

Today's reading: Dale read a passage from Lab Girl, by Hope Jahren: