Ramble Report April 26 2018

Today's Ramble was led by Dale Hoyt.

The photos in this post, except where noted, came from Don's Facebook album (here's the link).

Today's post was written by Dale Hoyt & Linda Chafin.

27 Ramblers met today.

Announcements:

1.     Emily reminded us that Saturday, April 28^th, the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Natural History will be holding their annual meeting at the museum annex at 12:00 p.m; all Ramblers are invited to view the research collections at 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Music and refreshments available as long as they last.

2.     The next Oconee Rivers Audubon Society meeting (May 3^rd) speaker will be Hans Neuhauser, a national expert on Right Whales. (Location: Sandy Creek Nature Center.)

3.     May 2^nd, Emily will be leading the First Wednesday nature walk at SCNC.   Coffee and treats afterward.

Today's reading: An excerpt from David George Haskell's book, The Song of Trees, pp. 179-180:

Ramble Report April 19 2018

Today's Ramble was led by Linda Chafin.

The photos in this post, except where noted, came from Don's Facebook album (here's the link).

Today's post was written by Linda Chafin & Dale Hoyt.

38 Ramblers met today.

Announcements:

Saturday, April 28^th, the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Natural History will be holding their annual meeting at the museum annex at 12:00 p.m., followed by a meeting of the Science Cafe folks, at 1:00 p.m. All Ramblers are invited to the Annex to view the collection of Whale skeletons.

Today's reading: Linda read a Louisa May Alcott poem, Mountain Laurel. You can find the text here. Next, Bob Ambrose, Jr., recited his most recent poem: A Dream of High Spring (you can find the full text here).

Ramble Report April 12 2018

Today's Ramble was led by Linda Chafin.

The photos in this post, except where noted, came from Don's Facebook album (here's the link).

Today's post was written by Dale Hoyt.

36 Ramblers met today.

Announcements: We welcomed our guests and new ramblers: Tom, Terri and Eileen.

Today's reading: Rosemary read Each of Us Has a Name, a poem by Zelda.

Show and Tell: Richard brought a leaf from an Asian Cherry tree.

Ramble Report April 5 2018

Today's Ramble was led by Dale Hoyt.

The photos in this post, except where noted, came from Don's Facebook album (here's the link).

Today's post was written by Dale Hoyt.

34 Ramblers met today.

Announcements: Gary told us about the second annual Winterville Tree Tour, April 14^th.  It will be followed by a panel discussion on invasive plants in urban forests.  Gary is on the panel.  Two modes of control will be discussed, goats and sheep, as well as herbicides. Check our Announcements page for more details.

Today's reading:

I read a short passage from a Jane Smiley essay published in the March, 2018, issue of The Atlantic:

What I realize as I travel through the landscape I once lived in . . . is that when you are ready, you make use of what is right in front of you, because everything can be inspiring if you are curious about it.

Eugenia read a poem, Nature Walk, by Gillian Wegener, that was a selection of The Writer's Almanac for Wednesday, September 6, 2017. The Writer's Almanac is no longer online, but you can read the text of the poem here. (My comment: it was written about a 7 year old child, but could apply equally to adults in the same situation.)