Category: Places

DinosaurLand, Winchester, Virgina

At Craggy Gardens – Blue Ridge Parkway – 26 May 2012

Craggy Gardens on Blue Ridge Parkway

Big Glassy Trail – Carl Sandburg House – 19 May 2012

Visit the Carl Sandburg Home Web Site

Hairy Cat’s Ear

Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 362-363, states that this is “often called False Dandelion” and is not a Carolina native, but came from Europe. Hairy Cat’s Ear [Hypochaeris radicata] is a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. These photos were taken on Big Glassy at the Carl Sandburg National Historic site. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=HYRA3 …

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Fire Pink

According to Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 198-199, Fire Pink [Silene virginica] is a member of the Pink (Caryophyllaceae) family and is most commonly found in the hills and mountains. The photos were taken on Big Glassy at Carl Sandburg National Historic site on 19 May 2012. USDA Plants Listing: Silene virginica    

Mountain Laurel

These photos of Mountain Laurel [Kalmia latifolia] were taken at the Carl Sandburg National Historic place on Big Glassy. According to Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 116-117, it’s a member of the Heath (Ericaceae) family. USDA Plants Listing: Kalmia latifolia  

Test Cars at the Morganton Plant

Campbell Road & Trout Lake

Adventures with Laddie

Outside the Morganton Plant – 30 January

Some electronics waiting to be recycled. Buds are on the trees, already!