In that order, DATELINE 2 May 2010: an afternoon that yielded what I
refer to, in my postcard swamp dialog with Brian Butler, a “Digs
Trifecta”. I decided to wade the shallower eastern margin of the
Swale, just out from the winterberry (Ilex verticillata) border that
runs its entire and, for a vernal pool habitat, considerable extent. I
had seen [...]