When my sister came out in March for spring break, we enjoyed our first long nature walk of the year.  We went on a nature trail that meanders through a maritime forest near a tidal marsh.  The trail is a raised boardwalk, which makes it easy walking and allows us to go over streams and through the dense woods.  My soul feels such peace there!

This beautiful "bloom" caught our eye.  It is a Loblolly pine's pollen cones.  (The word loblolly means "low wet place," which is definately where we were!)   The glory of Lebanon shall come to you,the cypress, the plane, & the pine,to beautify the place of my sanctuary,and  I will make the place of my feet glorious. (Isa 60:13)	A gathering a beautiful seeds, etc from maple trees that were scattered throughout the trail.  I love the deep rich red color and how brilliant it is -- the hue is one of my favorite colors.   "Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD:though your sins are like scarlet,they shall be as white as snow;though they are red like crimson,they shall become like wool. (Isa 1:18)
Little Man enjoyed "racing" many of the 13 Carolina anole (aka: green anole) lizards we saw sunning themselves on the trail. The lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces. (Prov. 30:28)	These are Bald Cypress knees.  Since these trees grow in swamps/wet areas, it is believed that these root parts help the tree get oxygen and other nutrients. O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols?It is I who answer and look after you. I am like an evergreen cypress; from me comes your fruit. (Hosea 14:8)
For his entry, Little Man did leaf rubbings.	Darling Daughter admiring a handful of Carolina Jasmine blossoms, which is also known as Jessamine & grows wild where we live.  (Is also the state flower of SC.)