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| Image from Google |
It is a 2.7 mile round-trip and is delight for bird-lovers and plant nerds.
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| I paid my respects to my friend Mr Pepper. He served in the Air Force in the early 1960s as an aircraft mechanic. |
Mr Pepper showed up in a few posts on this blog. He liked round numbers and wanted to make it to 88-years-old but did not make it.
He fell from a ladder (a windy day) and struck his head on a cinder-block. The story was that one end of the sheet metal on his roof had come loose and was slapping and he was going up to nail it back down.
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| A field of Monarda (locally called Wild Bergamot) with St John's Wort in the background and a few Common Milkweed sprinkled in. |
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| Perennial Sweet Peas and common Daylilies. |
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| Image reposted for convenience |
The east side of the walk is mostly swamp-and-marsh land is not developed. Dead snags provide loafing perches for raptors.
Monarda contains thymol which has medicinal properties. The daylilies have several edible parts for MOST people. A few people can have reactions to them. I have cooked the tender flower shoots like asparagus many times.
ReplyDeleteIn college I took a class on wild edibles. I remember being amazed by how large the number of beneficial plants offering medicinal value and packed with vitamins.
ReplyDeleteThank you for service, Mr. Pepper. And thank you for remembering, ERJ.
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