John Brown Tannery Park



It was such a nice evening tonight, Chuck and I had a picnic at Plum Creek Park, then went to Tannery Park to look at the river. The deck is gone, washed away by the flood. We were walking on the sand bar under these trees last year - not a chance of doing that now. The river path is completely under water. Kent State is still renting kayaks, though. Bet that's a wild ride.

Dame's Rocket and honeysuckle are blooming. I just googled Dame's Rocket - it's not a native plant, it was brought from Europe in the 17th or 18th century and has successfully naturalized. At least three states list it as an invasive. Honeysuckle is an invader, too, but they're both pretty and smell sweet, so I'm cutting them some eco-pc slack.