Another jaunt in the East Morris area. My first stop was a patch of daffodils. After searching all around for a homesite or any indication of one, all I located was a rock lined pit. Moving on, I walked the large field at the end of the gravel portion of Morris Mountain road. Here I located a homesite (pictured above) near Spencer Creek. A chimney fall was evident and daffodils surrounded it. Large Eastern Red Cedars were numerous and a Thorny Olive bush (below) was nearby. Thorny Olive is considered an invasive plant. It was brought here from China in 1830 for landscaping. It can spread into a thicket choking out native plants. This one just looks unkept.
Next o the homesite, this large field is divided by a couple windbreaks which also looked like they controlled some erosion here. That is Morris Mountain in the background.
It would not be the Uwharries if you don't run into a mining pit. There were many here. These have filled with rain water.
I can't identify this polypore. The flesh is soft and pliable. The underside has true gills. It is on a dead oak log.
Continuing to another field/food plot, I thought I was going to find another homesite. Many yucca plants have naturalized here but there was no other indication of a homesite. Again, this area is quite close to Spencer Creek.
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