Maurertown, VA
My dog loves to go to parks to walk and investigate. Sometimes we visit Shenandoah County Park, partly because it is near a recycling center. There are various paths to walk there, so it’s not the same experience each time.
The first picture shows wildflowers we call Virginia spring beauties, although it has other nicknames. I just read about them and found that Native Americans consumed the roots, both medicinally and as a starch. The Iroquois believed that eating the raw roots would prevent conception.
I took a picture of Charlie in front of a mural there, and wasn’t going to share the mural again until I realized that I last posted it in October, 2014. That’s long enough that few will remember it. Students painted it the year before that.
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In case you don’t recognize the disc golf target, here’s one in the park. The players aim a plastic disc, which we used to call a frisbee. The rules are modeled after golf, and I often see a boy or man practicing by himself.
I posed in front of the mural too, using the timer on my phone so that I didn’t need both hands.
Pink Dogwood
Hello,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, always nice to see you and Charlie.
The Spring Beauties are blooming here too, our dogwood is slow this year. Love the mural.
Take care, enjoy your day and happy week.
...those Virginia Spring Beauty-Claytonia virginica, are indeed beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI will be very happy to see the first Spring Beauties here. Not long now.
ReplyDeleteA very enjoyable series of pictures today!
ReplyDeleteI love the dynamism of that big fish on the line! I've seen disc golf targets but I've never tried my hand at playing. Good selfie too!
ReplyDeleteThat’s very interesting about the spring beauties and their uses. A lovely series of photos.
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