8/13/2022. GV, land L, 9:15-10:45? Arrive greeted by the welcoming birds, bands of crickets and such sweet scentsFlat mirrored water broken occasionally by fish jumpsSparkling dewy grassFeathery streaked wispy cloudsHills filled with Queen Anne’s LaceThistle continues to fill in with more flowersBrilliant sparkling diamond studded water
7/24/2022, GV, land L, 9:05-10:40 Filled with bird song and rhythmic cicada roundsUnfurling Queen Anne’s LaceNew green soft thistle, standing tall and ready to flowerBees and flying ants(?) Enlivened by the delicately crowning, floweringthistleWater gleaming, sparkling, vibrating, beckoningTiniest frog (distal phalanx-sized) hopping across the trail to safety in the grassYellow and black butterflies, tiny blue …