I had to return to Pierre to see a dentist. Actually two dentists, one (an endodontist )for a root canal and the other (my general dentist) for a crown. Got that taken care of now. I am ready to head south for Arizona. I’ve been here for about a week and while nothing too exciting has happened, I have taken a few photos, as usual.
I had one good night for astrophotography and took more exposures of the Deer Lick Group. Added to the ones I took while I was at my spot in the Black Hills, it looks a lot better now. One morning while hiking on the Lewis and Clark Trail, I came across this just hatched Snapping Turtle. Lots of Franklin’s Gulls migrating through now. This photo was taken on Fisherman Point a couple of days ago. This morning, while walking on Farm Island, I saw this vine growing on a dogwood. I do not recall having ever seen it before. I identified it on the internet, Polygonum scandens, Climbing False Buckwheat. It is a native plant, a new species for me. I have to wonder how common it is in South Dakota. It seems like I would have noticed it before.
