In the deep woods this time of year the only blossoms are so tiny they're easy to miss if you're not paying attention, and I must have being paying very poor attention this morning at Lake Katharine because I suddenly realized I'd passed by one of my favorite spots on the trail without even noticing.
I was a little preoccupied, trying to figure out how to persuade students that the online citation engine isn't always right because the result is only as good as the information you feed into it and if you don't know what the word "publisher" means or how to locate the name of the publisher, you're going to make a mess. But who wants to mull over such a muddle in the middle of the early-morning woods?
In the early light the woods are dark but dappled with sunshine. A hike that felt gruelling last week when the temperature was nearly 30 degrees hotter and the humidity was unbearable was much more pleasant today, and others must have agreed because I kept encountering other hikers. Recent storms had knocked a few limbs onto the trail, but nothing unsurmountable. And now, after such a refreshing hike, other obstacles seem less intransigent. Time to do some school work!
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