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 and Don Hunter.

37 Ramblers met today.

Announcements:

1.    
Weds., Dec. 6, 2017, 9:00 am. Guided Walk at Sandy Creek Nature Center.
Led by Mike Wharton who will explore the Managed Forest and the American
Chestnut planting project.

2.    
Weds., Feb. 7-8, 2018. Overnight at the Len Foote Hike Inn
at Amicalola Falls State Park. Program on Georgia’s Old Growth Forests Weds.
evening and Tree Walk Thursday morning. Both presented by forest ecologist Jess
Riddle of Georgia Forestwatch. Details on reservations will be available on or
after Dec. 7, 2017.

Today’s
reading: Emily read a passage on Sassafras from A Natural History of Trees of Eastern and
Central North America (pp. 291-293) by Donald Culross Peattie

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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 with minor additions by Dale Hoyt.

26 Ramblers met today.

Today’s readings:

Bill Pierson shows a soon-to-die grasshopper

Bill Pierson showed us another of his Chinese calligraphy
paintings. The translation: “Grasshopper at the
end of autumn – to its end.”

Bob Ambrose recited his poem, End Times, Again.

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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
with assistance from Don Hunter.

24 Ramblers met today.

Announcements:

Wednesday, Nov. 1, 9AM: Sandy Creek Nature Center’s “First
Wednesday Walk” next week will be another “by consensus” tree
identification walk, as well as a bit of seeking what we find.

Friday, Nov. 3, 7:30PM: SCNC, Tales
on the Porch. Jackie Elsner will tell stories down by the Cabin. The
stories are suitable for older children and adults (PG-13). Cost is $3.00.

Today’s
reading:

Don read a haiku, “Clear Sky
Sunrise” he composed after viewing the sunrise on Wednesday morning:

Orange-hued clear
sky sunrise

Beneath deepest
blue.

Filled with joyous
reverie.

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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 and Don Hunter.

18 Ramblers met today.

Readings:

Linda read a poem from Lynda Hull,
“Insect Life”

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Today’s Ramble was led by Don Hunter.

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

Today’s post was written by Don Hunter
[additions in square brackets are by Dale Hoyt – DH].

30 Ramblers met today.

Today’s readings:

Bob
Ambrose recited the latest poem in his “Evolution” series, titled “The
Transition”

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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
who hastily compiled notes taken by Don Hunter.

24 Ramblers met today.

Announcements:

Today’s reading:

Because this
year’s Harvest Moon occurs on October 5 Dale read two passages about it. The
first is an excerpt from Joe Rao’s Skylog column in the October 2017 issue of
Natural History magazine:

At 2:40PM EDT the moon
officially turns full. This month’s full Moon occurs closest to the autumnal
equinox; thus, it is referred to as the harvest moon.

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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.

33 Ramblers met today.

Today’s Route:   The International and Heritage Gardens with
short excursions into the woods along the Orange Trail Spur and the deer fence
trail to the Day Chapel.  The curator of
the Heritage Garden, Gareth Crosby, showed us how the Indigo plant was
processed to produce the famous blue (indigo) dye.

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Ramble Report September 21 2017

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.

27 Ramblers met today.

Announcements:

1.    
Saturday, Sept. 23, 8AM, Audubon Society Birdwalk, free. Park in Day
Chapel lot.

2.    
Saturday, Sept. 23, 9:30-12:30PM, Insectival.

3.    
Sunday, Sept. 24, 3-5PM, is Pie Day at Sandy Creek Nature Center. Come sample free pies, bid on items in the silent auction, listen to
live music, etc.

4.    
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 7PM, Jaret Daniels will speak on Backyard Bugs at the State Botanical
Garden.

Today’s reading:
Bill Pierson brought a short Chinese poem

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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 and Dale Hoyt .

24 Ramblers met today.

Announcements:

Tues., Sept. 26, Jaret Daniels talk: Backyard Bugs at the State Botanical Garden

Mon., Oct. 2, 7 p.m.; Janisse Ray will speak in Winterville at the Winterville Cultural Center. The reading will be followed by a book signing and light refreshments.

Today’s reading: Bob Ambrose
read After the Storm, his most recent creation, this one inspired by Hurricane Irma.

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