Wildflowers

This is the peak time of year to see wildflowers! One of my hobbies is looking at, and taking pictures of, wildflowers.

Probably my favorite place to go is Shirley Miller Wildflower Walk. It's located at the end of Pocket Road, Chickamauga, GA 30707. I think of this as LaFayette more than Chickamauga, but whatever. My mother has been taking me here for years. In fact, we were going there before it was "Shirley Miller Wildflower Walk". We just called it The Pocket. Then we showed up one year, and there was a boardwalk there. That's fine. It's such a gorgeous place, I want as many people to be able to see it as possible, as long as they stay on the boardwalk. Believe me, there is a penalty for stepping off the boardwalk. I almost found this out the hard way a few years ago. It resulted in a $346 ticket for "soil compaction". Luckily, my mother was able to talk my way out of it.

If you've never been, you really need to find the time to go. Right now is the best time of year to go. If you can't make it this weekend, there'll still be some left next week. Once you leave the boardwalk, you're able to follow a trail out to a waterfall. It's absolutely gorgeous. Well worth the effort.