In the 1810 book Medical Botany, the author William Woodville described the dosage and effects on a small child: "To a child of two years of age, who has been taking 10 grains of the root twice-a-day, without having any other effect, than making her dull and giddy, I prescribed twenty-two grains morning and evening, which purged her briskly, and brought out 5 large worms." What kind of large worms? Round worms seemed to be the only intestinal worms that Indian Pink was useful against.
You have just overturned a rotting pine log and peered anxiously along the indented ground in search for a ground beetle or possibly even a snake. Instead you see a lovely red centipede that quickly scurries and hides beneath a leaf. You have the following choices:
1. Pick it up with your bare hands
2. Leave it alone
3. Scream like a little girl
live near the wonderful Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is located in the northwest corner of Alabama about 10 miles outside of the Florence, AL city limits. It comprises an area of slightly more than 1,000 acres of primarily grasslands. The cave itself lies along the banks of the Tennessee River- which the refuge borders.
The powerboat slowed to allow Eric to swing wide and ski slowly up onto the shore. As the skis grabbed into the soft mud along the riverbank- the skier suddenly screamed in pain- "Snakes!" The tone of his voice was blood curdling. Eric's friends in the boat looked toward him in horror. It looked as if a wad of about twenty snakes were draping his upper body.
Scenes from Cypress Creek
My 11 year old son, Sebastian, and I kayaked and camped a night along Cypress Creek on July 14-15th. We just slept on the ground out in the open- the stars were beautiful. I was able to show him the Scorpio constellation for the first time. We also learned that small fish like to sleep near the shoreline. We were able to catch a catfish hatchling as well as a couple of mudpuppies. Sebastian was thrilled with each catch- he had been searching for mudpuppies for the past 3 years.
Heading Out about 8:00pm
Sleeping out in the open
Red Bellied Sunfish (Lepomis auritus)
Spider Flower (Cleome)
Heading Out about 8:00pm
Sleeping out in the open
Red Bellied Sunfish (Lepomis auritus)
Spider Flower (Cleome)
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