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, unless otherwise credited.)

Today’s post was
written by Dale Hoyt.

Today’s Focus: Seeking what we find on the Purple and
Orange Trails.

21 Ramblers met
today.

Announcements:

1.     
This
weekend is the big fund-raising event for the State Botanical Garden of
Gerogia. Andrea Fischer told us that the contributions from this year’s Ball
will be earmarked for the Conservation program.

2.     
Friends First Friday, is usually, as the name implies, held on
the first Friday of each month. But due to preparations for this weekend’s Gala
it has been postponed until the following Friday,
May 10. Our very own Don Hunter will be talking about the Nature Ramblers
and other activities he is involved with. Expect plenty of wonderful
photographs. Sign up soon if you plan to attend.

Today’s
reading:
Dale read an excerpt from the book Crow
Planet by Lyanda Lynn Haupt; Little, Brown & Co., 2009, pp. 4-5:

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Ramble Report April 25 2019

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, unless otherwise credited.)

Today’s post was written by Dale Hoyt.

Today’s Focus:
Seeking what we find in the Dunson Garden down to the River Cane.

26 Ramblers met today.

Announcements:
Next Weds., May 1, Emily will lead the monthly guided walk at Sandy Creek
Nature Center. Walk starts at 9 a.m.; coffee and snacks afterwards.

Show and Tell:
Robert was walking into the Conservatory building this morning when he heard a
“thwack.” A bird had flown into the glass and died.

Rose=breasted Grosbeak,killed by flying into a glass window.

It was a lovely
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, on its way north. These are usually only seen at our
feeders for a week or two during spring migration.

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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, unless otherwise credited.)

Today’s post was written by Dale Hoyt.

Today’s Focus:
Looking at how trees grow.

22 Ramblers met today.

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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, unless otherwise credited.)

Today’s post was written by Linda, Don and Dale.

Today’s Focus:
Dunson Garden and the ephemeral pool on the power line RoW.

30 Ramblers met today.

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Leader for
today’s Ramble, Dale

Today’s
emphasis:  Lower Shade Garden, Dunson Native Flora Garden

21 Ramblers today even though the
temperature was only in the high 30s.

Today’s report was written by Dale, Don and Linda

Here’s the link to Don’s Facebook album with all the photos of today’s Ramble. (All the photos in today’s post were taken by Don, except where credited otherwise.)

Reading: Don read a passage from the book According to Season by Frances Theodora
Parker (also known as Mrs. William Starr Dana). From the chapter titled A
Spring Holiday:

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