1 - April 2022
I wasn't even aware of this bog until a few days before my visit. At less than
1700 feet elevation, it's one of the lower "mountain" bogs I've photographed...
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Most of Georgia's mountain bogs have some degree of sphagnum moss coverage.
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Swamp Pink (Helonias bullata)
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Close-up of the Swamp Pink inflorescence.
It was not quite at peak bloom yet.
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Purple Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia purpurea var. montana)
also grow here; a new flower bud is visible in the photo.
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More boggy sphagnum moss
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Nearby, I spotted a row of daffodils,
a sure sign of an old home place.
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The remains of an old well at the homeplace.
Unfortunately, there was no chimney to be found...
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2 - April 2023
I was checking out a nearby old homesite, so
I stopped by here first to monitor the bog.
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Swamp Pink (Helonias bullata)
a little past peak bloom...
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There were three blooming stalks this year, after only one here last year.
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Another Swamp Pink inflorescence
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Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea var. montana) in bud.
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Section of the sphagnum bog
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