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Published: September 8th 2020
An extraordinarily large group of C hikers (15 members, 4 guests) joined a steady crowd of families at
Big Hill Springs on one of our best summer days. Nominally separating into “faster” and “slower”, we spread out along the forested up-hill trail.
At every glance, bright flowers popped up into our view. Pink and white
Wild Geraniums greeted us on both sides of the path.
Wild Roses thrilled us with their abundance – not just along the trail but in immeasurable array into the woods. Near the stream,
Potentilla (Cinquefoils) added sparks of yellow in the dark shade. Long-stemmed
Dandelions had their place, although one little boy was overheard convincing his mother these were snakes, not flowers!
While some bold C hikers scaled the Bill Hill, the rest meandered by the gurgling stream. Where the stream tumbled over the edge onto rocks, photographers knelt and craned to fix the rushing water into memory.
Reality returned in the over-flowing parking lot, and friends decided if and where eating a quiet lunch was even possible.
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Landscape of grasses, bushes and trees
Isabel Gibson
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Abstract water flow
I struggle with finding the right approach to flowing water, but I think you got it bang on in your Big Hills Spring flow. The abstract image is lovely. And I may never think of dandelions quite the same way again . . .