A while ago my sister and brother-in-law were commenting that when they pick up litter along Brown's Creek Trail in Stillwater they notice that they find themselves looking down on the trail rather than at the beauty around them. I've thought about that too. It can become a negative side effect of trash picking. When I walk up the river I make sure I have time to dawdle and contemplate. I empty my bag and try not to pick up anything I might see on the way back. It will still likely be there another day anyway.
The other day I ran into a neighbor of mine who was walking along the river carrying a book on wild plants. She showed me wild grapes, catnip, chokeberries and a variety of other plants. I don't trust my abilities to identify edible varieties so I will just be content to snap a few photos. I would like to know the names of some of the local wildflowers though.
And finally, just have to sneak in a few pics of recent trash. Oh, well.
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