
familiar and beloved from childhood. michigan and western maryland woods. dad knew these plants and taught us their names... and which ones we could eat! wintergreen- it's mintier than mint- leaves and berries edible, minty.


partridge berry (mitchella repens.) most of the tiny leathery leafed evergreen woodland plants are related to bueberry. but partridge berry is related to bluets, coffee and quinine. it has tiny symmetrical flowers- white trumpet shaped pairs. each pair forms a single berry.




we saw garter snakes and a deer, not much wildlife. though there was this, very rare, gnome sighting!



not my best outfit?