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Memorial Day Walk in the Rain

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As we drove up to SAFF yesterday, we saw that it was raining from a distance.

SAFF had another tenth of an inch of rain when we arrived and .25 fell while we were there. So altogether now SAFF has had a little over 3 inches since last week. The rain was heavy at times. The plants were glowing.

The native seedlings we planted last year are doing well surrounded by their nursemaids/nitrogen fixers. They will stay in the shade until they reach 2 1/2 feet tall. At that point, full sun will be most valuable for them in order to thrive and produce fruit.
A native seedling we planted up top near the driveway and main clearing.
Water puddle collecting in multiple spots up top even.
This Asimina triloba is a SAFF native growing at the tip of the Pawpaw Peninsula. Along with a few others in the main colony, we have observed a secondary bloom. This occurs when the first bloom is damaged by frost. This picture shows the frost damage still apparent next to the bloom.
Another native Asimina triloba seedling we planted up top near the driveway last fall.
This tiny native seedling was damaged in the frost as well and is just resprouting leaves. The rain is the best thing for healing!

More rain is expected this week and temperatures will be in the 80’s. We can’t wait to get back out there and look for mushrooms. So far, we’ve seen a lot of the Gymnopus. Little brown mushrooms are dangerous unless you’re really knowledgeable. We are looking for boletes, chanterelles, black trumpets and milk cap mushrooms that are easily identifiable and have no poisonous lookalikes.

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