The forest is at peak fern this time of year. There are hay-scented ferns as far as you can see (which, admittedly, isn’t very far in the forest).
This is a native species double feature from today’s hike: a tulip poplar flower that landed in hay-scented ferns along the trail. The late morning light was just perfect.
A new red maple poking out, one of so many I saw on my hike. Iām going to keep tabs on this particular one to see how it fares. Another native species.
Here is some yellow star grass I came across in the mountains of Maryland. Along with the mountain laurel I shared yesterday, this is another species native to the United States. I think I’m finding a new hiking hobby: document at least one native species each hike.
Cleaning out the attic. Why do I still have this? Behold the Toshiba T3400CT from 1994: i486SX-33 microprocessor, 120 MB storage, 4 MB RAM, a Megahertz 14,400 bps Fax Modem in the PCMCIA slot, and 640x480 color LCD (which was a big deal at the time). Ah, the memories.
The mountain laurels are blooming early this year in the Maryland mountains.
Please consider leaving a federal register comment. This is why I just reluctantly took early retirement from my civil service job at NOAA, which I loved. My position was included on this list, even though my job had absolutely nothing to do with partisan politics. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/here-is…
Good interview on Late Night Linux with Alex Moore of Open Web Advocacy about the potential breakup of Google and solutions that would protect/benefit the open web (and not kill Mozilla/Firefox). pca.st/podcast/d…
This surely will be the year for the Philadelphia Union to win the MLS cup. ā½
Beautiful evening in the mountains near Frederick, Maryland. I intended to hike, but decided to break out the 4-foot Tenkara rod I always pack along just in case. Tonight, only caught a few trees and bushes, but it was lovely. Great water levels and cool temperatures, such a nice time of year.
