Dowagiac Woods

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a special enviroment

That really looks like next door here. Lovely!

Just lovely!

Such serenity in these fine images. They relax me and rest my eyes--this is where I am at home...in the woods and in places like this. Thank you for the zen moments as I stare and immerse myself in this wonderful, glowing place. Such a wonder and how nice that you got to visit this area and share it with us! :)

Thanks so much for your reply to Steve! He loved your response, and in reply to your question (though he may have his own), our AC died years ago and our replacement was a swamp cooler. In other words, you don't need an AC to utilize a can filter. Merely an additional fan to help direct the air around. In our case, we push the air upstairs from the livingroom to help the already extremely powerful fan. Upstairs we don't bother because we have a can filter in specific rooms and the filters are designed for larger spaces than a single room so the air is plenty-circulated.

A few words on the effectiveness of can filters and smoke: we only wish we'd thought to do this years ago. Every single year we are affected by varying degrees of smoke for months. Once we installed a can filter the effect was so immediate and perfect that we immediately bought another set-up to move around as needed. It's one of those things: once you have a can filter, you will not tolerate another smokey day without one. Yes, they are very noisy but being able to breathe and no longer having bloodshot eyes is more than worth it.

Serviceberries: no we've never done anything with the berries. Berries? WHAT BERRIES?! LOLOL, no matter that our tree isn't large to begin with, there are zero berries when I've thought to look...the birds pluck them all! Would love to try it though. Steve would like to experiment with xylitol/monk fruit/erithrotol-sweetened jam at some point--there are recipes so it will be fun to see how this turns out!

Mushroom junkies...lol...yeah, I know there are plenty of them out there. Used to know a guy who was off the deep end for edible mushrooms and led hikes and so forth. Really neat but like you, I will buy my mushrooms from the store to eat, unless we should be lucky enough to find true morels...and STILL I don't know. The risk is not worth it. SO MANY news stories of people sick or dead from poisonous mushrooms. Not Worth It.

Again, I have to tip my hat to the pair of you for taking such an important stance at the facility where Neal lives. Not many would go so far. It's admirable. :) I hope all of your efforts make everything better for everyone there. :)

Don't know what your plans are now that there's a wildfire to be worried about but I had to mention that the timing to travel down our way was a bummer since we'll be away during the time you guys would be in our neck of the woods. MEH. Well, no worries, we'll meet up at some point. In fact, Steve and I are about to begin our initial plans for our trip after this one: up to Vancouver Island in August. I wonder if we should see about arranging to drop by on our way north? Plans are only vapor right now...don't know what you guys have set up for that time...

Cobra lilies? Oh! Did I never show you my pictures from Darlingtonia?? What a visit THAT was! We went there at the beginning of our California motorcycle trip a few years back with our friend Andy...here are the pictures: www.supermoto.photo/gallery-darlingtonia-state-natural-site
Here is the blog that went with that day: www.supermoto.photo/june-2016-trip-day-1-medford-fort-bragg

And lol, you are right, I DID go koo-koo-for-cocoaberries over those incredible plants! Would love to go back too. :)

Ok, I think that's it from my end! Hope you have a great day! :)

An idyllic place ! Serene and beautiful ! And thanks for your explanations !

Une nature respectée !

This excellent capture fits your narrative perfectly Ron

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Thanks for the information Ron.

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Very informative description and documentitive photo.

Thanks for the visit Ron.

Beautiful series!

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Thanks for the information about these woods; an excellent series, Ron!

Thank you for sharing these photos and the information about this wonderful place.

Wonderful place I would like to see !
Thank you for the Note and the PIPs.

The diversity of animal, plant and tree species is amazing and gratifying, considering the extreme decline in biodiversity in many other places around the world. Thank you for sharing your impressive nature photos, Ron!

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Lovely forest landscapes and interesting background information, Ron.

beautiful wild nature, greatly taken !

Excellent series of serene and beautiful landscape photos, Ron! Very interesting note too!

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It looks very peaceful and untouched.