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Cindy (Login clbirk)
Posted Jun 16, 2009 10:06 PM
For those of you who "missed" the extended loop, we saw some beautiful wildflower meadows. Here are some pictures from there, as well as a few others from earlier in the hike.
Hiking Merrily Along...
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A swallow in a bluebird house
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Wildflower meadow
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A friendly dragonfly
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What is THAT?
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The odd looking leaf "growths" are called "leaf galls". (I looked it up after the hike.) They are caused by microscopic mites and according to what I read, although they are unsightly, they do not harm the tree or plant. I was talking to my mom about them and I mentioned to her that they were caused by microscopic mites. We had a bad phone connection and she said, "microscopic MICE?". What an image - it still makes me laugh!
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