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The Yellows - Early Morning Hike at Loblolly Marsh NP

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 September 2, 2024 Labor Day - Early morning hike at Loblolly Marsh Nature Preserve Words and photos by Melissa Fey I was excited to wake up early this morning, long before the sun thought about rising.  I hurried to the marsh, donned by Muck Boots and hit the trail.  I like to make this hike at least once a year, normally in late Summer.   You see this is when the 'Yellows' are blooming.  (you will soon see what I am talking about) Yes, it was cold this morning, 52*.  But after the heat of last week, if felt refreshing.  I was out of the parking lot by 6:45am, plenty of time to get to the where I wanted to be to watch the sun rise.   This trail doesn't have a name, that I know of.  I starts just south of the bridge over the Loblolly Creek going east following the creek until there is a ditch coming in from the south, It didn't take long before the wildflowers were lining the trail. False Sunflower Canada Goldenrod Pokeweed (okay not a sunflower) Field Thistle Wingstem
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August Meanderings

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Late Summer at the Marsh - Photos and words by Melissa Fey This Month I thought I would wander through some properties that are not normally visited.   I chose a late Summer afternoon to visit the Miller's Woods just off of N 50 W in Jay County,  This property is recognized for the pond on the south side that parallels the County Line Road.  Visiting the pond from the back side gives it a different perspective. I parked in the small pull out off of N50W.  The trail heads east towards the woods.  Next to the trail the area was covered with tall wildflowers, higher than my waist. It seems right now that almost all the flowers that are blooming are yellow.  This makes it a bit difficult to determine exactly what they are, obviously they are all not sunflowers. I did find a beautiful Viceroy butterfly enjoying the Queen Anne's Lace.  They can be distinguished from the familiar Monarch by he horizontal stripe on their rear wing ( I will show an example comparing the two later). The
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