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A Day With The Salt Miners

Hello Friends! Tonight’s Feature Image is titled “Salt Miners 40621” and is available for purchase by clicking the thumbnail and reaching out to me on the contact page.

As my big blue truck eases gently to the wide spot on the country road the air suddenly fills with golden wings. I had tried not to disturb their work but I guess that I had overestimated their tolerance for incursion. However, a few dedicated individuals continue to diligently siphon the mud for a precious mineral prize. The Swallowtail butterfly actually has an economy of sorts. Like many West Virginia natives they are miners. The male spends several hours per day collecting salt and storing it in special organs to use as a dowry for his mates. And though I spotted a few females waiting on the edge of the forest for a male to make an offer all of the ones working in the mud are males. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail male is always yellow but the females are black with even darker stripes that you can only see in the right light. And as rudimentary as their economy is it takes more than being the highest bidder to win the approval of the females. The male will have to also pass a rigorous test of aerobics to prove that his genes are worthy of being passed on. She will lead the courtship dance. She’ll test his speed and agility by leading him on a merry chase in the wind. I’ve even seen them engage in what fighter pilots call a “High yo-yo” where the lead flips into a loop and ends up behind the pursuer. But it all starts on the edge of a puddle where the male can mine his currency.

Good night friends and be blessed throughout your days.

Announcement 2.0

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The Tattle Tale

Color Photography, wildlife

I tread softly along the narrow path that leads up the mountain into the deep woods in hopes of spotting new life laying quietly in a thicket. Mama deer should be hiding her babies this time of year. The fawn’s reaction to an approaching human is usually to stay as still as possible and try not to give away it’s position. In the past I’ve even been able to creep within a few feet of a sleeping fawn and lay there pretending to nap with it. The deer on the farm where I grew up are under very little pressure from humans and are more trusting than the average deer. But on this day I was given away by the noisiest creature in nature. The Appalachian gray squirrel. Confident in his ability to escape the the little squirrel allowed his own curiosity to get the best of him and he stalked me while I stalked the deer. Once he decided that I was something to be avoided he took a higher position and began the loudest rant that he could muster. Violently shaking his bushy tail and chattering like mad he was one pound of full fury. Just out of sight and about a third of the way over the hill the crashing sounds of hooves through the brush announced that I would find no sleeping deer in the forest this time. The only thing I could say was “AW Nuts!”. Oh well, there will be another one soon. But for now, at least I have a photo of the Tattle Tale.

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Forage Friday #103 Apple Blossom

Color Photography, Forage Friday

Hello Friends! Tonight’s Feature Image is titled “Apple Blossoms On Salmon Run Road 41321” and is available for purchase by clicking on the thumbnail and reaching out to me on the contact page.

Please remember that Forage Friday is presented as trivia and not to be mistaken for medical advice.

As the Spring sun breathes life into the landscape an ancient symbol of the changing season is found on the shore of the lake bed. The only Apples native to North America is the crab apple. The first European Apple orchard in the United States was planted by Reverend William Blaxton in Boston in 1625. And not to far from my home the Golden Delicious Apple was developed in Clay County West Virginia in 1914. According to Italian scientists who study plant genetics our Golden Delicious Apple gas the largest number of genomes they have studied so far. As the trees have been prolifically spread by humans and animals some form of apples can often be found along old pastures and homesteads or as the case with the one in our Feature Image, they are planted as edible landscaping. And while we typically think of apples as a Fall food source the blossom is also a food source that’s available in spring.

During the Victorian Age including flowers in the meal as more than a table setting or garnish for the plate was pretty common and is still pretty common in some countries today.

Image Titled “Apple Blossoms On Salmon Run Road 41321b” and is available for purchase by clicking the thumbnail and reaching out to me on the contact page.

Now there’s a word of caution, according to the internet Apple Blossoms may carry the precursors of cyanide and apple seeds are considered to be poison. However, I’m one of those weird people who routinely consumes an entire apple seeds and all. To date I have not died or suffered any ill effects from the seeds. But I also don’t consume a large quantity of seeds. Just a few that are in the apple. So with that in mind I’ll suggest that it’s probably not a great idea to sit down and eat Apple Blossoms is if they were a bag of chips. Or as Green Dean put it, “A Few is tasty. Too many is a tumy ache. And a lot is a trip to the hospital. ”

Image Titled “Apple Blossoms & Crab Spider 41321” and is available for purchase by clicking the thumbnail and reaching out to me on the contact page.

Generally speaking apple blossoms are rich in antioxidants. When included in a tea blend apple blossoms are said to promote good digestion and clear the complexion as well as help with easing stress. The flavor goes well with roses, elderflower and jasmine. And of course they can also be used to make a tincture.

Spring is also a great time to harvest a few apple leaves while they’re still young and tender. They also can be dried or cured to produce a tea. The leaves are astringent and antimicrobial.

One online blend recommends combining apple leaves with bramble leaves, strawberry leaves and a half of a cinnamon stick.

That’s it for tonight friends, good night and be blessed throughout your days!

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Their Own Little Island Is About To Become A Happy Home

Color Photography, wildlife

Hello Friends! Tonight’s Feature Image is titled “Reflections On The Day 40621” and is available for purchase by clicking the thumbnail and reaching out to me on the contact page.

Sunshine warms the cool water of the highland delta as the mother goose quietly tends to her nest and clutch of eggs. Her little island was the perfect place for a goose to sit quietly and enjoy the sun. She seems so peaceful amidst the reeds and the thorns of the wild roses that provide protection from behind. She seems to gaze into the reflections on the water as if quietly contemplating her brood beneath her as she waits for her mate to return with her dinner. Their own little island is about to become a happy home.

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Echoes Of Spring & The Flilling Of The Lake

Color Photography, Summersville Lake, wildlife

Hello Friends! Tonight’s Feature Image is titled “Echoes Of Spring 41321” and is available for purchase by clicking the thumbnail and reaching out to me on the contact page.

The Forest edges come to life in the glow of the new light. As the sun flows through the hills surrounding the lake more of the tiny buds open like sleepy eyes on the perfect morning. Slowly the delicate pedals unfurl to welcome visitors that come on lacy wings. Woodpeckers drum the sides of dead wood in the distance in a conversation carried out over nature’s telegraph. The tales they tell are of the coming days of lush green leaves and voices in the forest. Steadily the water recovers the sunken world of the lake bottom. The large rocks and high cliffs yield only to the swelling Gauley River as it fills the land that once was. I look forward to the filling of the lake. Not just the return of the water to summer pool but to the filling of the water with boats and the laughter of the lives as they paddle about the edges.

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