Saturday, May 30, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
McComb Main Street Workshop Exhibit
Friday, May 29, 2009, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
McComb Sports Park, 701 S. Magnolia, McComb, MS
growth and decay
There is an old drainage channel in the cemetery, directly north of our house and perpendicular to the path which continues the line of Bendat Street. It is hidden from view from the paths by dense vegetation. The lighting wasn't so great for my automatic camera, but it's a very interesting spot to visit.
Life in the area is very diverse. Orange mushrooms feed on algae(?) which grow on the bricks.
Caterpillars(?) hang from silk.
Some of the rocks and bricks are smoothed from water. This one is so rounded that I wonder if it was around back when the channel was just a naturally-occurring swale.
I believe much of the vegetation had been cleared at some point, but succession is well on its way. Along with some maples and the obligatory oaks, there are beeches and some young magnolias. Maybe it is becoming a "magnolia-beech climax community", which is not uncommon in this region, but I'm not certain.
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