Silver Comet Trail

Whot a lovely day out, you are lucky to see those turtle's .Thankyou for sharing your day with us

Thanks for the pictures - it's so nice to see somewhere different from here and I'm glad you had a nice day out.

You have some nice scenery there. I'm glad you showed the photos of your day out. I enjoyed seeing them :) the turtles were fascinating. I didn't know there were different types.

There would be better scenery if we could get to it - most of the property along the trail is privately owned and there are 'no trespassing' signs up all over. There are nice views when you can get away from the trees and actually see them!
There are 27 turtle species in the state & about 9 in my area; south GA has many more species than north GA, with some counties having 15 or 20 species!

I've never heard or seen mayapples, Lauram...do they produce flowers or the leaves that are visible in your photo? I liked the boardwalk...it reminded me of the wharfs on the Island where I grew up...in B.C....and I can almost hear the sound of you biking across the boardwalk too :)

Lovely scenery....I've never seen turtles in the wild...sorry you didn't manage to see some frogs....another time perhaps.

They do produce a flower under the leaf, and then a fruit. The entire plant with the exception of the fruit is poisonous. I have a few growing in my garden, but they've never flowered - I think they just go dormant due to heat and drought. I am determined to get some fruit out of them this year! It's interesting; as eastern box turtles have declined, so have mayapples. The turtles eat the fruit and are a major dispersal agent for the seeds. Fewer turtles = fewer seeds to be spread = fewer mayapples.

Ah...well that adds up. Thanks for the info, Lauram. :)

Great pics Lauram, amazing blue sky

Good photos Lauram! About Polk County, Elvis sang a song, "Polk Salad Annie" any connection?

No, not at all, it is actually Poke salad (pokeweed), or, as it's pronounced here, poke sallat. It's a weed that is very hard to get rid of & poisonous unless properly cooked. I've never eaten it, being a northern girl myself, although it does grow up north.