Knee Deep in Field Work

I get the chance to walk a lot of different watersheds.  It's of great value to observe the differences, and the similarities.

When observing a watershed, we must take time to stop and smell the flowers, or talk to the frogs, and ooh and ah over the mushrooms.

Last week we were knee deep in field work.  We were visiting the Morrow Creek watershed in Rutherford County, North Carolina.  At the time, the watershed was experiencing a severe drought. Streams were dry, or very low. Luckily, the drought may soon be over...

Here are some photos from my days walking along Morrow Creek and it's tributaries.  Morrow Creek is a tributary to the Broad River.  It's all the little things that make the day interesting.

Photo by: Briana Bill
apatelodes torrefacta (Spotted Apatelode)

Photo by: Briana Bill

Photo by: Briana Bill
euonymus americanus (strawberry bush, hearts-a-burstin')

Photo by: Briana Bill

Photo by: Briana Bill
chelone glabra (turtlehead)

Photo by: Briana Bill
commelina communis (asiatic dayflower)

Photo by: Briana Bill
lithobates palustris (pickerel frog)

Photo by: Briana Bill
lobelia kalmii (brook lobelia)

Photo by: Briana Bill