8/23/2025, red L, 9:30am Beautiful morningForest gently vibrates in layered cicada rhythmsRays of golden light find their way through the canopyIlluminated greens and glistened spider websBirds call back and forthLovely scents of damp earthen forest and lush prairie grassesIron weed and goldenrod just starting to emergeSuch soothing sounds of tall grasses wafting in the windSounds …
7/19/2025, red R, 10:15am Lush green and sprawling spider websDamp earthen trailsIlluminated green canopyDead logs feeding, filled with lifeSummer cicadas now fill the backdropFerns – ecstatic, stand at attentionVibrant new mossesVelvety peach mushrooms and teeny tiny white onesContrast from forest to prairie never ceases to stunPrairie burgeoning with lifeEmerging bergamot, berries, soft flowers and grassesDeliberate …
6/28/2025, red L, 10:15-12:15pm Lush greensGentle backdrop of ringing cricketsBirds call back and forthProbably earthy scentsSpores line undersides of erect fernsConstant ebb and flow, growth and death of forest floorVelvety iridescent blue-green dragonflies congregate at creekLots of downed trees from recent stormsNo more cicada symphoniesCrickets ring, grasshoppers buzz in PrairiePrairie flowers, berries and grasses Bloom …
5/17/2025 red R, 9:30-11:30 Beautiful windy morningLeaves in trees bend and waveFull green aboveScent of damp, rich earthLesser celandine now sparse with yellowed leavesDaffodil leaves have lane to ground to feed what’s coming nextEverything smells so sweet and fresh – even in the creeksWoodpecker percussion echoesWind gives voice to creaking trees and whooshing leavesGreen surrounds …
4/18/2025 red L, 2:00 Gorgeous, sunny spring dayPink red bud flowers sprinkle trailPlanning DC trip
4/13/2025 red R, 11:00-1:00pm Vibrant early springForest floor is lush and greenSoft breeze brushes new greensDaffodil flower tops beginning to retreatWoodpecker knocks and birdsongs fill the airLots of new Sporophytes fuzzing up the MossMayapple umbrella leaves starting to pop upSmall, sweet Virginia spring flowers, with perfect pink linesFresh damp grassy scent in the PrairieGreen grass …
3/26/2025 red L, 2:15-4:45pm Brilliant spring day with bright blue skiesBright green softly fills forest floorsSparkling waters of rushing creeksGreen sprouting leaves outlines edges of lower brushStrong march winds sweep leaves, creak trees, swing branchesSnake slides across soft soggy trailsBird songs arise as wind briefly lullsGreens pushing up through the browns in the prairieForest scents …
2/14/2025 red R, 2:15-4:30pm Cold sunny afternoonBirds hop and rustle leaves on the groundShiny slick soggy trailsRemaining snow slowly seeps into groundThin coats of ice crunch underfootPuddles captured under iceSweet subtle essences squish up from prairie soilRed shouldered hawk assertively swoops over PrairieThin painted white stripes on fallen logsGreen daffodil fingertips poke reach from under …
2/1/2025, red R, 10:15-12:15pm Birds chirp and sing on this sunny morningRain and warm temperatures have melted snowSnow-pressed greens flattened to the groundVibrant mosses come alive in the SunTrees whisper softly with the WindSoft mossy rocks line limestone stepsCold creek flows freely, liberated from most iceSun shines the ground, the trails, the hillsForest opens up …
