Saturday Scott and I went for a lovely walk along the river and it was so lovely. I took my Lumix camera and captured as much fungi and blue tailed five lined skinks as I could spy along the way. So many people just walk or run along that walkway not seeing all the beauty around them. Beauty comes in small packages a lot of the time and it only takes a moment to see them if you just slow down and observe.
Fungi first...
I just so love all the different types of fungi you can see along this city Riverwalk.
Now for some flowers and leaves:
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| Autumn is coming |
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| Grapevines, Kudzu and Privet.... all obnoxious! At least with grapes you can make jam or wine. |
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| The only tropical fruit in South Carolina... Paw Paw's - Fruit |
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| Paw Paw tree/leaves |
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| Paw Paw before Scott cut it open. These have ZERO shelf life/ |
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| "Monkey Grass" - Liriope |
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| Another glimpse of Autumn |
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| Why you NEVER want to plant Kudzu - it grows 1 FOOT a day!!!! |
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| Kudzu Leaf |
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Bark from a Sycamore tree... Doesn't it look happy?
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All the lovely "Critters". We saw Canadian Geese, 5 lined Sinks and a snail as well as so many illusive dragon flies and other shy bugs.
SO much beauty in such a small package.
And before we knew it was time to get back to the car to head home. T little hut is a Community board and the larger building is the restrooms. There is also a lovely picnic area right there near the restrooms and it is a covered area.
What a beautiful post! People miss so much when they hurry by. So much to see and you captured a lot of it for us. Thank you. In Minnesota as a kid we had skinks in the prairie sand dunes. I never knew which kind but I just googled them and I think they were the Six-Lined Racerunner Skinks. Super fast! Thiose are beautiful with their blue tails.
ReplyDeleteOOoooooooh, what a lovely walk! I can never get enough of those skinks and their dazzling blue tails!!
ReplyDeleteWhile I have heard about a pawpaw, I don't think I've ever seen one before--in person or in photo! Neat-o.
Enjoy the coming fall, Becky, and all the beauties that surround us! My best to Scott!