Distracted
7/13/2024, red L, 10:45-12:15pm Sound of cricketsUndulating waves of rattling cicadasPrairie Lush and fillingSweet sweet herbal scentsDistracted
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Brightest Green Snake
6/28/2024, old school (minus green) 10:00-12:00 Fresh lovely foliage scentsContemplating dreamsCrickets, bird songs and crunch of trailStill, dark, engulfing forest lets in slips of lightSoft periwinkle bellflowers stand tall in the fieldSun-glistened iridescent spider websStillness of fossil-filled creekPaper thin rolled birch bark sprinkles far trailBrightest green snake resting across trailSquirrels and chipmunks rustle and scamperForest …
Intricate Spider Webs
6/22/2024, red R, 10:00-12:00pm Morning temp already above 85° and humidBirds call sweetly back and forth amid gentle backdrop of cricketsQuiet trickle of the creekDeep resonant sounds of rocks with each traversing creek stepForest: still, quiet, attentiveOnce thick moss, now thinning in its retreat back into woodLovely intricate spider websForest opens up to sun-soaked, cricket-ringing …
Deliquescence
6/1/2024, red L, 9:50-11:50am Cool Sunny morningGentle hush of crickets fill the forestSun-dappled trailsIridescent green beetlesCalm chatter of such a variety of birdsCrickets and birdsongs fill the space of the PrairieGrasses and flowers grow tallImprinted deer hooves on trailSuch variety of breathtaking scents lift and swirl in each region of the trailLeaves gracefully rustle in …
Lovely Forest Scents
5/18/2024, red R, 9:30am Fresh, drippy, overcast morningDense greens filled with dense fragrancesChipmunks scurry and bound through leaves and over trailsDrops fall on umbrella leavesSlender, delicate, black dragonfliesCreek flows steadily over clay, fossils and rocksDaffodil greens have fully yellowed, flattened, succumbed to nurture in new forest floor growthIntoxicating mix of lovely forest scents: floral, herbal, …
Vine-Laid Mazes
5/4/2024, red L, 11:00am Lovely sound of steady rain on leafed umbrellasBirds sing in appreciation of the rainGreen somehow always greener on cloudy, rainy daysDaddy long legs cross the trailScents of blooming multiflora roses, honeysuckle and lovely petrichor fill the airMist cradles ForestRain darkens trunks, brightens greensNo more evidence of pink helicopters on trail; now …
Snail Slowly Feels Its Way
4/26/2024, red R, 9:30-11:45am Green climbs higher and deepensGentle breeze rustles bright new leavesChipmunks chirp out Morse codeCreek flows gentlySnail slowly feels its way across the trailCentipede marches across with absolute intentBeatle lumbers its way through the dust and fluff of the trailMayapple umbrellas cover the forest floorBright green filling in gentle hues of the …
Unfurling Ferns
4/18/2024, red L, 10:00-12:15 Absolutely gorgeous morningSun shines brightly Illuminating, the new greenSoft green travels higher to the tops of treesBirds of every kind sing outPale violet blue phlox line the trailsRed-headed woodpeckers call back and forth to each otherSpider webs glistenDarkening sporophytes prepare for retreat back into lush green carpetsEastern Towhee with its sweet …
Greenest of Greens
4/6/2024, red R, 10:15-12:15 Greeted by the most brilliant bluebird dipping across the trailSurrounded by the greenest of greensInterspersed by tiny pink flowers, purples, blues and daffodilsRushing CreekBreeze-shivered beechesSounds of water rushing, leaves rustling, birds singing, tinkling twigsSun shines through remaining morning mistDaffodils in quiet attentionGlistened spider threadsBeautiful bird songs on the edges of the …
Shiny-Leafed Carpet
3/17/2024, red L, 9:45-12:00 Sun shines from behind the misty morning skyGreen shiny-leafed carpet with slick yellow flowers pushing upBirds sing joyouslyTrees creek and rustle with the windVines climb their way up tolerant treesEchoing woodpecker metronome keeps the beat of the forestBlue Jays with so much to sayArches and triangles of fallen treesSoft green emerging …