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trout or faun, thus its name. The yellow lilies are to the right and just outside a fence so one can observe them closely without trespassing.
Opposite the Trout Lilies, on another steep bank, I have found masses of Bloodroot flowers and their curiously shaped leaves in early April in previous years. I saw none of the bold white flowers. Rain was heavier now and did not allow me to look closely. This is another flower which opens only when sun shines and warms the air. I suspect the Bloodroot show is over. One has to be alert and quick to experience these poppy-like blooms which must put on a show to attract insects before leaves fill out on overhanging trees and blot out needed sunlight. The name, Bloodroot, comes from copious red juice in the root which Indians used for dye and face coloring.
We drove on and the road became even narrower when we crossed an ancient, one-lane bridge over Goose Creek. Creek bottomlands were on our right; on the left great boulders jutted from the steep hillside. •> Suddenly we emerged from a wild tangle of wilderness onto Route 50; a direct link to civilization. Cars whizzed in both directions. Turning left on this major highway would take us to Paris; a right turn would have led to Middleburg. We did neither. Lee
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