What better thing to do on a rainy day but post pictures of pretty days bearing the fruits of rainy days?
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Wild Azalea
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| Azaleas up front, Mountain Laurel behind with Star Anise mixed in |
I have been living here for more than 30 years now and honestly believe I have never seen the creek so full of blooms. This is the year for all nature photographers in the area to get out and explore the scenery. Wild Azaleas are in full bloom now with Mountain Laurel quickly opening around it.
Hurricane Creek is one of the special places where all of these can be found growing together.
Wild Azalea...
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| Pink Alabama Azalea |
The Azaleas come in several colors along the creek. They range from hot pink to light pink and white.
My favorite is the Azalea alabamense. (seen below)
It has a single yellow tongue on all white leaves. The smell is a delicious lemony fragrance that can be detected throughout the watershed for about 3 weeks.
Dogwoods are beginning to fade a bit but there are some really pretty ones left if you look for them.
The ground cover is almost too much to photograph with everything from Dwarf Iris to Spider Wort.
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| Spider Wort |
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| Coreopsis- auriculata. Eared tickseeds |
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| Dwarf Iris |
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| Wild Geranium |
I posted this photo of my Huckleberry bush earlier.
Same bush after a little sun and rain
Even the Mulberry trees are more abundantly full than I have ever seen them. Looks like it will be a great season for wine and jelly makers!
Take time this season folks to go out in the woods and appreciate the wonderful gifts of Spring!
Don't forget to look up. Many treasures are hidden in the tree tops like this Cross Vine
(seen above) and the almost unseen Tulip Poplar Trees.
In New Zealand the unfurling fern is called a Koru. It is a symbol of sign of overall renewal.
It symbolizes new life, growth, strength and peace. Hurricane Creek is just that. It is a creek in recovery full of new life every year and one of the most peaceful places on Earth. Everyone should take the time to get out there!
The ground cover is almost too much to photograph with everything from Dwarf Iris to Spider Wort.
Same bush after a little sun and rain
Even the Mulberry trees are more abundantly full than I have ever seen them. Looks like it will be a great season for wine and jelly makers! 
In New Zealand the unfurling fern is called a Koru. It is a symbol of sign of overall renewal. It symbolizes new life, growth, strength and peace. Hurricane Creek is just that. It is a creek in recovery full of new life every year and one of the most peaceful places on Earth. Everyone should take the time to get out there!
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