Nature Taking Over: Richmond
December 8, 2008 at 8:00 am 4 comments
When you think of nature, Richmond, Virginia isn’t exactly the first place that comes to mind. But last summer after the Gogol Bordello concert, I did spend a day exploring the town. I took the Canal Walk about 1.25 miles down to Belle Isle for some hiking. Along the way, I saw plenty of nature. In fact, I saw a lot of cases where nature was taking back over!
James River and Hollywood Cemetery from Belle Isle
Nature Taking Over! A tree finds a way to grow on Belle Isle
Nature Taking Over! Look through this old valve and you see a tree growing
Nature Taking Over! Virginia Creeper spreading over an old dam
Nature is even taking over this cross in a more populated area. If you look closely, plants are growing on the rocks
A tree is finding a way to grow on bricks on the Canal Walk
Ah, I love witnessing nature’s persistence. You go, Mother Earth!
More pictures of the Richmond Canal Walk and Belle Isle can be found on my Flickr site.
Entry filed under: Belle Isle, Canal Walk, Nature, Richmond, Travel, Virginia.
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geekhiker | December 8, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Does cudzu (sp?) make its way up where you’re at? Now THAT’S nature taking over!
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TGAW | December 8, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Yup, it sure is. Cue Clint to talk about his backyard.
One thing that I learned this summer– you can eat Kudzu! There are websites out there with Kudzu recipes. I think there is even a Kudzu festival out there– with a Leaf Eating Contest and what festival would be complete without a Beauty Pageant. All little girls dream of one day being named Miss Kudzu!
http://www.kudzufest.net/
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ideonexus | December 10, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Some of these would be great for the Nature Takes Over flickr groups. There’s more than one, but this was the only one I could find:
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