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Orange mushroom |
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Red mushroom, found growing underneath leatherleaf
plants in a "fen" (a quasi-bog). |
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Ferns covering forest floor |
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More ferns on the forest floor. |
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Ferns in an open field. |
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Ferns and cattails in a field. |
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Close-up of ferns with some purple flowers growing
beneath. |
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Some other interesting plants. |
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One of the many access roads criss-crossing the
sanctuary |
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Part of a circle of large stones in an open field
where Braastad farm buildings once stood. |
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Approximate position of large stones in the picture
above. The diameter of the circle is approximately 30 feet (about
9 meters). |
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A tree in the same open field where Braastad
farm buildings once stood. (Note that I took this picture literally
"on the run": a bee was chasing me at the time!) |
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Barnhardt Creek flowing through the Braastad
Nature Sanctuary. |
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Barnhardt Creek during a dry spell. Low snowfall
in winter results in lower water levels. |
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Wintry scene of the sanctuary. (Photo taken in
late March.) |