Below, Charlie stands in a wide expanse of Wild Ramps aka Leeks in the forest.
The location of this place won't be shared at all. I wouldn't want JohnQPublic coming in and digging them to sell.
These plants take 5 to 7 years to mature from seed so they are slow growing. I have some in my forest and I generally just leave them alone. Their beautiful green provides me with joy. I may dig up one or two for an addition to a meal, but rarely any more than that.
They do actually flower and have seeds. In the fall animals walk through the area knocking the spindles of seeds which spreads the plants.
The hillsides were covered in them! In a few weeks the plants will disappear under the forest brush and they will be hidden from prying eyes.
I took a back trail along the river. I came upon some Canada Geese and their new little family.
These geese were neat to watch ... the river was swift here and I was sure hoping all turned out okay for them in the end.
22 seconds of cuteness!
I assume they made it safely to wherever they were headed.
Below, my fearless leader. Since he has hiked with me since he was 10 weeks old, he knows the trails I take as well as I do. He bounds forward and turns to wait. At a junction he sometimes makes a choice and sometimes I follow his choice.
I got home and the boys were having a good time chatting and solving all the world problems. I must give it to Jason, he can talk about anything to anyone and he does have a lot of experience and knowledge.
I'll leave you with a couple of shots that are a bit artsy. I have a Lensbaby lens and it has taken a lot of practice to work with this 'art' lens, but I am absolutely loving the challenge.
These were taken after my 'day' off when I went out to check the pasture and enjoy some more sunshine.
PS...we survived the storm, it went past us to the north.