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.

Today’s Focus: Passion
vines on the deer fence and the fall flowers still blooming in the power line
right-of-way.

21 Ramblers met today.

Announcements:

1.      Linda announced an organizational meeting for those
Ramblers interested in forming a book club devoted to reading “nature” books,
both fiction and non-fiction. This meeting will take place next Thursday after
the Ramble in the adult education room at the Garden. Those interested should
come with ideas for how often we should meet, when and for how long, what their
expectations are and what kinds of books to read.

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Today’s Ramble was led 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 Linda Chafin.

Today’s Focus:
Grasses
and wildflowers in the ROW; deer fence passionflower vines

23 Ramblers met today.

Today’s reading:
Lee read from the Boston Gazette, April 1741,
about a catamount (mountain lion) that could be seen for the price of one
shilling:

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Today’s Ramble was led 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 Linda Chafin (plants) & Dale Hoyt (insects).

Today’s Focus:
Grasses and wildflowers in the ROW, plus a few critters and activity on the
deer fence passionflower vines

19 Ramblers met today.

Announcements:

Andrea Wulf, historian and award winning author of The Invention of Nature: Alexander von
Humboldt’s New World; Chasing Venus: The Race to
Measure the Heavens; and Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary
Generation and the Shaping of the American Nation, will be speaking at
the Chapel on the UGA campus at 4 pm on October 18^th. Some Ramblers
may remember her appearance here a few years ago. If you missed that
presentation this will be your chance to see what a brilliant speaker she is! For
more information visit this website.

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Today’s Ramble was led 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 Linda Chafin (plants) and Dale Hoyt (animals).

Today’s Focus:See what’s blooming in the power line ROW.

28 Ramblers met today.

Announcements:

1)    
Next Weds., Sept. 5, at 9 am there is a Nature
walk at Sandy Creek Nature Center (the Center, not the park). It will be led by
naturalist Carmen Chanpagne. Coffee and refreshments to follow.

2)    
Today is Don Hunter’s birthday. Don is our
co-leader

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