Thursday, April 12, 2007

Redbud discovery


The woodland behind my home can't be more than 40 acres, and yet every journey into it brings a new discovery, if I slow down and pay attention.


It belongs to some mining company, which has had the sense to leave it alone so far.


Internet buddies helped me identify this sapling as a redbud, Cercis canadensis.


It's a sibling to the green peas on your dinner plate, and to the tamarind from which tropical folk make such a fine drink.

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