3/29/2026, red L, 9:40-12:10 Bright shiny green of lesser celandineBirds of every kind excited with activityNew green filling in the lower forest floorLush, deep green carpets of mossCreaks of fallen trees held in arms of stronger neighborsFuzzy sporophytes tinge moss-covered logsNewly sprouting buckeye trees burst with energyFresh, sweet scents of damp Earth and new growthWoodpecker’s […]
3/9/2026, red R, 1:45-3:60pm Lush, shiny leaves of lesser celandine fill in the forest floor and line the limestone stepsDaffodil fingers reaching up to touch the warming SunSiberian squill blues, glory of the snow purples, bowles periwinklesWind rustles branches preparing for a new growthNew fallen tree on limestone stepsWater rushes swiftly through the fossiled creekFew
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11/5/2025, red R, 2:15-5:15pm Lovely sunny Autumn todayThick washes hands of falling leavesLeaf-crushed trails and chirping birdsStrong winds brushing leavesSquirrels and Chipmunks scavenge for nutsLeaves collecting on creek rocksReds and oranges, yellows and RoseRemaining leaves rustle in treesSun sparkles leaves in the distance: vibrant, breathinge.e.cummingsThe Color PurpleIridescenceWhite leaf fliesGusty windsFalling leavesStunning Reds‘Now the ears of
10/3/2025, red L, 1:00-2:00pm Golden Light through yellowing treesRinging crickets and chirping birdsThunking drops of acornsRustling of forest floor leavesSoftly trickling waterfall in the valley belowDeep thoughts of change as leaves drift gently byEnergized squirrels and chipmunks scamper for fallen nutsPrairie bursts with Goldenrod and milkweed puffsTiny white daisies, Lady’s Thumbs and Purple AstersBees, butterflies
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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
9/19/2025, old school L, 2:15-4:15pm Almost official start of fallLeaves changing colors and sprinkling trailMidday quiet – only murmuring chirps, no breezeGentle hush of ringing cricketsQuiet trickling creekAmplified sounds in new Ear-NocularLong snake spreads across the trailGorgeous coral tooth fungi feed on fallen logsDusty, drought-cracked trailsYellow Trail closed 🙁Gentle clicks and brush of breeze in
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
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