I know instantly where this picture from my photo vault was taken because it is of a dogwood tree. Since there are no dogwoods at Roundrock (except maybe for a few down in the Central Valley, but I'm not sure about those) I know that I took this shot at Fallen Timbers. I'm tempted to make one final trip to those woods and walk them for the last time. If all goes well, I'll only have about a month to do that, but I doubt that I will. First of all, I hardly have had enuf time this year to visit Roundrock, and I'd hate to give up an opportunity to do that. Second, though, is the road into those woods. Like Roundrock, it's about two miles off the county road, and even in good weather, it was terrible. I literally had to point the Prolechariot to straddle the deep ruts in the road, with a sharp drop off on one side and a quick rise on the other. Over our years of ownership, there was never a campaign among the neighbors to improve that road, and I'd heard from a few that they liked it just the way it was. Still, it was our first piece of woods, and there is a nostalgic pull to it. Maybe. Missouri calendar:

• Boxelder bugs are seen on warm days until April.
• Watch for the flap and glide of mourning doves' courtship flights.

This entry was posted on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at 1:01 am and is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.