Northeast Gardening: Lady Slippers in bloom!, 1 by Hemhostaholic

Hemhostaholic wrote:
I hope this loads. I have been having a problem loading pictures...one pic was going on almost a full hour, and still hadn't loaded, while 3 in a row loaded in under 30 seconds? I am resizing the pics to "webpage" sized, but am still having a problem with a few select ones? Keep in mind, I am way more plant savvy than I am computer savvy!

This pic, to give an idea of why I collected when I did, is to show the destruction in the name of sports. I am not arguing either side, but I am sure I could. Where I am standing in the picture, there is about 15' until a small group of birches, then about 3' in front of them, an access road that is about 1 mile to the right of the pic, and about 2 miles to the left. On the other side of the road is where the clearing is/was. From the access road to the tree line (at the far side of the pic) is a good 10 minute walk for me, I would have to guess about 1/2 mile, maybe 3/4 of a mile...so, maybe a 15 minute walk! The machines are just now getting there to do some leveling of the area. This project has been on going for years now; I believe the grounds are slated to be ready by 2011, or 2012.