Monthly Archives: May 2016

Ramble Report May 26 2016

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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.

Twenty-five Ramblers met
today.

Announcements:

Don will be leading a Georgia Botanical Society trip at the Coweeta Lab,
in Otto, NC, on Sunday, May 29th. Meet at the Lab at 9:30AM.

Emily reminded us that there will be a talk about mushrooms next
Thursday, June 2, at 8:00 p.m., at the Sandy Creek Nature Center.

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Ramble Report May 19 2016

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Today’s Ramble was lead
by Dale Hoyt. Here’s the link to Don’s Facebook album. (All the photos in
this post are compliments of Don.) Today’s post was written by Dale Hoyt.

Twenty-four Ramblers met
today, only to have the ramble cut short by rain.

Announcements:

·       
Rambles in June, July
and August will begin at 8:00AM.

·       
Linda Chafin’s new book,
Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia
and Surrounding States, is available at the Garden shop. If you are a
member of the Friends of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia you can get a
discount if you buy the book there. Plus, they have autographed copies!

 Yesterday Emily and I discovered a large female turtle, a River Cooter, excavating a nest and laying eggs. While we watched she deposited 15 eggs, each a little smaller than a ping-pong ball.

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Ramble Report May 5 2016

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Today’s Ramble was led 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 with the assistance of Don Hunter.

Twenty-two Ramblers met
today – a chilly, windy spring morning!

Today’s reading: Rosemary read an excerpt from The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elizabeth Bailey.

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