Bland County Va Magnets

Abandoned farmstead along the Bluegrass Trail between Bland and Ceres VA, Bland County VA

Abandoned farmstead along the Bluegrass Trail between Bland and Ceres VA, Bland County VA

Abandoned farmstead along the Bluegrass Trail between Bland and Ceres VA, Bland County VA

Abandoned store along the Bluegrass Trail between Bland and Ceres VA, Bland County VA

Physalis alkekengi (bladder cherry, Chinese lantern,Japanese-lantern,strawberry groundcherry,or winter cherry;) is a relative of P. peruviana (Cape gooseberry). It is easily identifiable by the large, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resembles paper lanterns. It grows naturally in the regions covering Southern Europe to South Asia and Northeast Asia. These must have been planted at one point, and now grow wild in front of an abandoned farmhouse in Bland County VA

My son at the Falls Of Dismal,Giles County Virginia

Shaggy Stalked Bolete photographed along the Appalachian Trail near the Bland/ Giles VA county line