Eastern Wintergreen and Wild Strawberries

Our woodsy walks of late have yielded some gorgeous flower and berry sightings. Hix Small Cemetery has lots of Wintergreen berries snuggled down in the lichen. Did you know that the Wintergreen is the original flavoring and has been mostly replaced by artificial flavoring in foods?

There are also Wild Strawberries in bloom and with ripening berries along the edge of the forest road, throughout the cemetery and our yard! When Toby had sight, he used to love browsing for strawberries in our backyard.