The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)

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The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) | October 3, 2004 | Copyright

Byline: MARY REID BARROW

By mary Reid Barrow

The Virginian-Pilot

I'LL NEVER FORGET the delight I felt when I came upon a pink lady slipper in full bloom when I was walking in the woods on a Maine island this summer.

Suddenly I saw this delicate flower in dappled sunlight standing above the forest carpet, a tiny pink light, surrounded by woodsy mulch. Many of you probably have seen lady slippers in bloom, but this was the first time I had discovered one unexpectedly. Only once before had I even seen them in the wild, and that was when…

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