Spanish Moss
Elfin River
Dora Canal Boathouse
Little Debby’s Big Surge
It rained for 3 days straight as Tropical Storm Debby strolled across the Georgia/Florida border early last week, dropping two feet of rain in some places. The canal that snakes through the old neighborhood swelled while moccasins made home visits.
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Thursday morning, when it cleared up and Debby moved out into the Atlantic, the waves were waist to chest high, and throwing barrels!
Displaced Pairing
The small dendritic heap’s former home was a sandy path winding through pirate, French Huguenot, and Confederate soldier graves in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
In our classroom, kids can’t resist the urge to touch and squeeze succulent leaves. Now and then I’ll get a worried glance from a curious student who accidentally bumped leaf from stem, but the experience becomes favorably memorable when they discover a displaced life slowly taking root from a harmless accident.
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Southern Live Oak, Quercus virginiana
Air Plants, Epiphytes
Epiphytic plants obtain water and nutrients from the air. They use other plants or structures, such as fences, for support.
Oconee National Forest
Oak Grove Cemetery, St Marys, Georgia
White Trail, State Botanical Gardens of Georgia
Spanish Moss, Tillandsia usneoides
Pedagogy of the Plants 