[Magdalen] Easter joy

[Ann Markle]

St. Raphael’s in Crossville, Tennessee, sat on 19 acres (including the
rectory), mostly wooded, complete with creek and spring-fed pond. I see
that now they’ve added the “meditation trail” that I always dreamed of.
Lots of wild flora and fauna to be seen there, for sure! I miss it,
especially in spring and fall, when the seasons can be so cruel up here in
Buffalo.

On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 11:00 AM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

> In my previous incarnation of twenty years at Eau Claire, Wisconsin, I
> lived onthe edge of the city and enjoyed the ten acres that came with the
> house.  Veryenjoyable was the parade of seasonal plants in the wild acres.
> There were driftsof nodding trilia, and blood-root. with areas of skunk
> cabbage and jack-in-the pulpits.There was a spring fed creek which we
> dubbed "Strang Creek" running year roundwith ice cold water surmounted with
> delicious watercress. etc., etc.  The crowningglory of the property was
> that it was packed with morels, which conveniently appearedat the same time
> as our PJM little leaf rhododendrons to remind us of the harvest.
> Though I'm in the woods here in Pennsylvania, there is nothing like all of
> that here.
> It turns out that Menard of the Menard chain (third largest after Home
> Depot and Lowe's)razed several houses including that home of mine (It was
> quite nice), and has
> built himself a virtual palace on the property.  Presumably, he is
> enjoying the springephemerals plus the watercress and morels.
>
>
> David Strang.
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> In a message dated 4/24/2019 9:04:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> cadyasoukup at gmail.com writes:
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> My beloved spousal unit surprised me with a morel-hunting weekend inFloyd,
> VA (southwest Virginia Blue Ridge) with a crew of like-mindedforagers. We
> spent the weekend learning about mycorrhizae, morels, andsymbiosis while
> wandering up and down some pretty rugged wooded slopesin the cool wind &
> rain, and NOT finding morels. Still - a weekend inthe woods with my sweetie
> was mighty fine!
> gentle mycorrhizal hugs - Cady
>
-- 
Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
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