OCVN Naturalists State Leadership Conference

We were honored to present a program about the Phenology of Trees' at Camp Ohio yesterday as part of the Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist (OCVN) orgnanization through OSU Extension.

We talked about observing the signs of nature , described 10 native trees (out of our 100 favorites,) described growing degree days and how those calculations are used to predict bloom times and insect emergence, and viewed pictures from around the United States and beyond.

OCVN Recognition Event

canoe trip wednesday july 29

The trip was filled with wonders. Amazing to get the river perspective after driving up and down Wally Road hundreds of times. It's a totally different world from the river

The Walhonding Valley Railroad used this bridge pier for 50 years---after another 50 years it is still here...beautiful local sandstone, beautiful form and construction

looking back upstream; we had a lot of rain the day before...and on this day!

This is just below Greer...saw a bald eagle overhead near here.

interesting rock face

incredible stand of Adiantum pedatum at the foot of Devil's Backbone

John Muir

"When one tugs at a single thing in nature he finds it attached to the rest of the world."

~John Muir~

running trail and mosses

here is the top of Hawk Ridge a little downhill from the old smoke signal pit

and a lot of pictures of the moss at the bottom of an old red oak

Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

Shades of purple this week in the garden; here are some good Emerson quotes.

R.W.E. quote:

"Drive out nature with a fork, she comes running back."

R.W.E. Quote:

"Civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet. He is supported on crutches, but lacks so much support of muscle. He has got a fine Geneva watch, but he has lost the skill to tell the hour by the sun."

R.W.E. quote:

"There is a crack in everything that God has made."

some good pics from Hawk Ridge