Sugar Hollow 2

Sugar Hollow 2

22" x 26"

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Fine Art Gilcee Print available

Smooth Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biform)
Mayapple-leaves (Podaphyllum peltatum)
Squawroot (Conopholis americana)
Crested Dwarf Iris (Iris cristata)
Pink Lady Slippers (Cypripedium acaule)
Maidenhair Ferns
Bloodroot-blossoms (Sanguinaria Canadensis)
Minnows
Crayfish
Tadpoles
Water Striders

It’s all about the Pink Lady’s Slippers. I was hiking up the Turk Mountain Gap Trial form the Sugar Hollow Reservoir one mid-May . About 4 miles up, I came across a huge colony of Pink Lady Slippers in full bloom. I counted 147 blossoms just from walking up the trail. I found a nice shady spot on the side of the trail to sit amongst the pink blossoms to eat lunch. As I sat there absorbing the beauty of nature, I heard someone coming up the trail. Excited to share this moment with a fellow hiker, I looked up anxiously, but no face appeared. Then I saw movement lower and found myself string in the face of a female wild turkey. We both froze. It seemed as if the turkey couldn’t quite figure out “what “ I was. Then in a flying feathered rush, she turned around, gobbling frantically, as she flew thru the under brush. What an amazing hike!

Nancy Jane Dodge

Botantical Artist