Destination: Rabbit Creek - a really beautiful creek.
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| 1) To kayak the upper reaches of Rabbit Creek requires getting over or around this fallen tree. Since it has a dual trunk, it's easy to stand on. Took me 2 minutes to get out, swing the kayak over to the other side, and get back in. Despite windy conditions, hardly a breeze could be detected in upper Rabbit Creek due to dense tree cover. Didn't see many animals on this 6 mile round trip but the flowering plants were interesting. |
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| 2) What might first appear to be Titi looks like Virginia Willow (Itea virginica). |
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| 3) For those who like to get close to shore, these leaves could cause you trouble (Poison Ivy). Note that the end leaf has a stem and that the two side leaves without a stem are not symmetrical. |
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| 4) A sedge flower. |
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| 5) Sweet Shrub, Sweet Betsy or Carolina Allspice (Not related to the spice) (Calycanthus floridus). Not a very colorful flower but it is known for its scent. Even though the name is enticing, don't eat this plant (not that you around munching on wild plants...) |
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| 6) This tree is an American Snowbell (Styrax americanus) - first one I've ever seen. The flowers hang down so in this photo, you are looking at the bottom of the leaves. |
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| 7) Possumhaw or Blackhaw (Viburnum species). |
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| 8) A Convict Caterpillar (striped outfit). This caterpillar (of the Spanish Moth) likes to eat spider lilies. Higher than normal tides has this caterpillar in trouble of drowning. |
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| 9) Not all the spider lilies had caterpillars on them. |
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| 10) This is a Pale Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia alata). |
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