More Proof

Well lookee here.  That's a sycamore.  See the vines going up it?  That's poison ivy acting like one of its nicknames- "hairy rope".  And forming a circle all the way around both is a nice healthy patch of jewelweed.  I'm tellin' ya, clink on the link.  It's one of the coolest plants ever!

Jewelweed, Soap Tree

The jewelweed is just starting to bloom.

Just above it, I've hung Irish Spring soap from a tree.  It gets wet, drips down and makes the plants taste like shit.  Deer don't like that.

Woods Walk

We have a small forest behind the house. Here is the entrance to the S path.

Here is the graveyard. It's only been there for a month or so. I can't explain it.
I think my mister can.

Bloodroot and mayapple. Both are spring ephemerals. Magical sounding, innit?

This patch of greenery is all jewelweed. It's an important plant to know. It grows in the exact same conditions as poison ivy. If you see jewelweed, you've been warned- poison ivy is near. Another cool factoid: Jewelweed is an antidote to poison ivy (among other things). Click the neato- keen link for more info.

Christmas tree graveyard.

Exit through the gift shop. Er, the S trail.

Now back to the garden where these poor pot- bound
marigolds are waiting to be planted. Wow. I think I made it through a whole post without cussing. The woods are soothing.