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Umbrella Magnolia in Spring 2020

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I woke to sound of thunder that shakes the very mountains. Before I could pull back the blankets the roar of hard rain beating the roof overtook the echoes of the thunder. The creek that once giggled playfully as it raced by my home now growls as it rages through.

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The hard rain washed away my waking thoughts and I was lulled into a deep sleep.

Sometime later the mockingbird song urged me to awaken and step outside to refill the feeders. I have not trained these birds to set still for a portrait yet but they have certainly trained me to prepare their breakfast.

On my way out with a bottle of feed I happened to look towards my umbrella magnolia and notice that the flowers were starting to open.

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The leaves on this tree are nearly 2 feet long making them great for hiding under during a spring shower. Locally we call this a Cucumber Magnolia because of the shape of the fruit but it’s usefulness during a rain has lead to it also being called the Umbrella Magnolia.

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I have always thought that flowers resemble some exotic bird. They are beautiful when they’re in bloom and the colorful fruit is a wonderful accent to the lush greenery of my forest in the summer but in the fall they turn black and fall to ground. At this point they resemble scat and as kids we would try to convince each other that they were panther droppings scattered under the trees.

Between the lockdown and the rain I’ve found it a bit of a challenge to obtain a fresh photo for each day but my magnolia came through for me.it never seems to let me down.

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Encounter With A Forest Curmudgeon

Color Photography, digital art

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A soft breeze sweeps through the old homestead site as ebb closer to the spot where the old chimney stood like a spire. In this place there always seemed to be the echoes of yesteryear and the promise of what may be coexisting. To those who are still a child at heart the forests of this world speak with a voice as true as any that was heard in classroom. I was a little bit peaked from my day’s adventure and decided that it was time for a snake. I retrieved a bottle of water and a packet of trail mix from my gear bag and surveyed the area for inspiration. As looked down the hill I leaned a bit and balanced myself by clinging to a nearby tree. “Would you kindly remove you hand from my nose!” A muffled but raspy voice demanded. My compliance with the demand was sudden indeed. The simple truth is that I rebounded from the tree so hard that fell backwards and uphill. I looked up from my position of indignantly sprawled out on my back like a misfortunate turtle to find the blue eyes glaring at me from a bark covered face. His brow was deeply furrowed and his sparsely toothed mouth was twisted into a frowning grimace. “It’s bad enough that the crows are constantly holding Congress in my branches and that I have to wait for rain to clean up the mess those starlings leave behind and now there’s a human literally in my face!” By that time I had managed to recover from the inverted turtle stance I had found myself in. “Well, speak up child! What have you got to say for yourself?” The tree continued. “Child!” I exclaimed. “I’m a full half century old!” I retorted. To which the face in the tree chuckled. “Most of my family is at least 150.” He sneered. “Great! I thought.” Thousands of acres of forests in the mountains and the tree that speaks to me is a curmudgeon.” “Look, I’m a conservation advocate. I’m a friend of the forests.” I announced. “Friends don’t go around grabbing others by the nose and swinging from it!” The tree observed. “Not that I have any friends but if I did they’d call me Walt.” The tree proclaimed. As the conversation progressed Walt’s edge softened a bit but not much. He eventually expounded on the secrets of the forests and how his brothers and sisters kept in touch through the fungi that fed his roots. About how regularly the deer pass and which paths t hey trod. About how the woodpeckers were a bigger nuisance than even the starlings. But the songbirds were okay because they kept the beetles off of him. I can’t really say that conversations with Walt are pleasant but he does seem to have a lot of knowledge to share. Perhaps when he’s in a better mood he’ll give us some interesting stories.

The only alteration that I’ve made to this tree was to add the eyes. The “face” is the work of God through nature.

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Even A Mountain Can’t Hold Back Time

Color Photography

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Traveling up the mountain in spring is almost equal to time travel. The higher elevations and solar angles seem to delay botanical spring by a few weeks. The Dogwood trees that are closer to my house have already begun to drop their bloom and leaf out. But the top of the mountain is another world. The highlands are an aesthetic echo in harmony with the bottomlands for a short time. By the time I arrived to my father’s land the sun was low in the sky and encroaching on the horizon. As the last rays of daytime sweep across the pasture and fall on the forest edge they illuminate the white flowers that grace the branches of one of the Dogwood trees. I noticed that centers were now more golden than green. And that small green leaves are beginning to adorn the branches and twigs. Even the mountains cannot hold back time forever. Eventually the season of warmth and growth comes and the early flowers fade to make room for the next progression. And what wonders will be wrought by season of the sun! Warm breezes and dancing lights in evening. Carefree days of soaking in the sun on the deck of a boat and ice cream brought to the window of a car. Long strolls around campgrounds and friends that only near while old Sol rules the sky. For in 1 month his days are equaled and the shadows await their own time.

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Mayapple Flowers

Color Photography

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The welcoming sunshine guides my trek into the forest. As I move quietly through the undergrowth the small songbirds shift to higher perches in the trees. I have been trying to desensitize them my presence and some of them no longer flee the yard completely as I pass but they’re not quite trusting yet. I give them a drawn out “hi-lo” whistle just as I do while filling the feeders. My hope is that they’ll begin to associate my call with being fed and develop some trust. As I enter the shaded spot on the edge of the property a few Crane Flies cross the sunbeams and in t he mottled light it’s easy to imagine that the fairies have taken wing to avoid being found.

Looking around, I noticed that the Mayapple has bloomed. Even if I never got a chance to collect a little of the fruit I’d still keep them around for the beautiful flowers they produce. The flowers don’t really last long. They soon fade away and not too long afterwards are replaced by a single green fruit about the size of a grape. I’ll be watching them closely this year to see if I can beat the squirrels to a few but for now I the flowers to brighten my path.

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A Tiny World

Color Photography

Hello Friends! Tonight’s feature image is titled “Moss Bloom 42720a” and is available for purchase by the instructions at the bottom of the article.

The Sun filters down through the canopy above my little forest sanctuary. Most of the early Spring flowers have faded and the plants have set fruit. Days of soft rain and warming temperatures have signaled to the moss that it’s time to spore. Orange spires rise from the tiny jungle. They are giant broadcast towers in their microcosm. The sporophyte bulb brings to mind the world of Dr. Seuss and for a moment I would not have been surprised to find a diminutive littleWho wondering through the fern-like fronds of the moss.

Unseen by the naked human eye, miniscule storm blows across the log as spores are ejected into the breeze. In my imagination I can see the little whos of Whoville shoveling the spires in banks and clearing tiny driveways.

In my larger world I look around at the lush green carpet covers the forest holding in the moisture and providing habitat for the living things that do the work of maintaining the life that surrounds me. I’m happy for the cool moss and the wonderful world that’s mine to behold.

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