6/9/2023, red R, 9:30-11:40 Summer camps officially in session with excited shouts from eager kidsGentle ring of crickets and busy bird chirpsGolden sun filters through gaps in illuminated green canopyFresh cedar earthen scentSteady knocks of woodpeckers beckonCreek is still, quietBirds call out joyous greetingsMore evidence of newly fallen treesAbsolutely astounding the amount of life existing …
5/26/2023, red L, 9:00-11:10am Gorgeous bright crisp morningMerlin id is a game-changer – putting names to the many calls and faces(-like Eastern Towhee, and Eastern Wood-Pewee, Red-eyed Vireo, Wood Thrush and Scarlett Tanager)Gentle murmur of cricketsSoft rush of creek belowWoodpeckers of every register echo throughout the forestSun filters through green leaves and dapples the trailSweet …
5/15/2023, red R, 2:00-4:00 Cool and gray rainy spring dayIlluminated vibrant green canopyBirds screech and call to each otherCricket just emerging and beginning gentle chimesSoft squish of trail underfootStrong scent of wet wood and dripping clayCardinal’s crimson easily spotted amidst the greenNew shelf mushroom, big enough to sit uponFerns fully stretched open for the daySpiderweb-crisscrossed …
5/4/2023, red L, 10:10am-12:10pm Bright blue sky, vibrant new greenLuscious floral scentsBusy birds singing chatting collectingSoft purple flowers line the trailsComforting hush of water falling over Creek RockGorgeous little warbler with his right Orange Navy and black and his sweet song, hops and ruffles in the leavesLight Breeze Creeks treesGreen moss tinged orange by sporophytes …
4/1/2023 OldSchool L, 9:00-11:30 Forest floor carpeted in lush green and daffodilsTrees creaking, bending, rustling in the WindTrails soaked after days of rainRushing creek, cold wet feetJubilant bird songs persist despite being muffled by strong winds, rushing creekMud imprinted evidence of different animals trekking the trailsGreen continues to rise up the treeline: about 1/3Geese make …
3/15/2023, red R, 1:45-3:30 Soft, bright green covers the Forest floorDaffodils, violets and buttercupsGlossy sheen of new green leavesWoods alive with rustling branches, chirps and squawks and scampering over rocksShiny, vibrant branches eagerly sunning to prep for leavesGeometric ice patterns chiseled between creek rocksPrairie grass swishes and continues to drink up waterSweetest scent of mud, …
3/5/2023, Red L, 9:15-11:20 Blue SkiesJubilant bird song of every kind, calling from every nook and cranny of the forestGeese on the lake shrieking out to stake their claimSoft greens emerging on the forest floorRushing Creek in the distanceVaried deep tones of persistent knocking woodpeckersMosses with their soft fuzzy new growth reaching up for the …
2/14/2023, Red R, 10:00-11:45 Not the only one with the idea of trekking on an unseasonably warm winter morning!Happy BirdsLittle yellow, white, and purple flowers poking upSun attempts to peek from behind the cloudsGreen tips of daffodil leaves reach up eagerly for the SunFew remaining pale peach-orange tree leaves, now been bleached almost whiteStillness in …
1/27/2023 OldSchool R, 2:45-5:15 Sun peeping out on Mike Patton’s birthdayTree trunks reach for each other, creaking and screechingWind rustling leaves and vibrating branchesSurrounded by shades of light greys, light browns and carpeted pale orangesThe color purple emerges unexpectedlyMomentary slowing of majestic rustling gives occasional sonar glimpses of birdsongSlick muddy snow-melted trailsBluest of brilliant bluebirds …
1/7/2023 Red L, 9:15-11:10 Frosty, misty morningIced pondsSteaming breath in the forestBejeweled sparkling trails, branches, logs, moss and treesBirds chirping, calling, knockingMagical diamond-studded branchesSun gently, persistently burns its way through mistFrosted Prairie beginning to meltSlick rocks crossing creekOnce bejeweled sparkling branches now sleek and shining gloriouslyOnly Frost left disappearing in the shadows