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
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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
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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
1/25/2025, red L, 3:00-5:40 First warm day after bitter coldSuper-slick, snow-packed melting trailsSmooth frozen footsteps captured in the trailSolid ponds and iced lakesWaterfall sounds muffled underneath the iceLogs and trees sit quietly in the frozen snowTreacherous creek crossingsPrairie scent so sweet under melting snowRobbins pop and rummage through exposed leavesImmense power in stillness below the
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12/21/2024, red R, 10:00-12:00 Cold, crisp morning with brightest shining SunBirds chirping, squirrels pouncingGorgeous warm golden light in cold airSlick, icy rocks and branches.Gentle knocking woodpeckersConstant flow of ice-cold creekFrosty, sparkling moss-coated logsSoft-leafed footsteps, breeze-tinkled branchesWoodpeckers make noise to claim their spotsBrilliant diamond warming SunPenetrates, shines new energy
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12/7/2024, red L, 10:00-12:00 Sun shines brightlySweet little birds hop and chirp on the groundSoft shiny-leafed trailRemaining leaves gently rustleStill, quiet, sleeping logsNew moss growth in sun-patched spots-Despite the frosty coldStriking green thorny vines amidst all the brownsSlick rocks in icy creeksSuch luscious shades of brown-With creams, oranges chocolates and blacksOrange and red berries decorate
