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
11/27/2022 Red R, 8:45-11:00 Damp, chilly, drizzly November morningSun tries to peekOnly few leaves leftTrees – pale orangey-peach, vibrating in the WindSlick rocks on orange leaf-covered trailsRushing creek with leaf littered rocksFeet soaked with every creek crossingBright greens of moss, pale lichen greens and greens of ferns pop against the pale oranges, browns and tans …
10/28/2022 red L 2:45-4:45 Clear blue skySoft crushed leaf-covered trailsActive birds calling, chirping, hoppingSquirrels and chipmunks rummage in the leavesCracks of acorns and nuts skipping down the branchesCrickets singing under the leavesScent of fall leaves so strong you can taste itOwl callsLots of browns, rust, and oranges with pops of bright red, yellow and bright …
10/14/2022 Red, R, 2:30-4:15 Lovely musty fall scent fills the airYellows, oranges, reds and greensSoft crunchy steps on leaf-carpeted trailsGolden light Illuminating yellow-orange trees which cover most of the perfect blue skyForaging squeaks, chirps and rustlesWind lifts leaves off branches and gently carries them softly to the forest floorNuts and acorns clunk their way down …
9/6/2022, NC, red L, 2:45-4:50 Soaked trails and shiny wet dripping leavesDamp mushroom scentsSun twinkles leaves and rocksSlight breezes shake drops from the canopy aboveCreek water rushing over rocks with energy and volume Browning ferns and purple Ironwood flowersSurrounded by gentle chiming of crickets, cicada rattles, drips and rushing watersFeet soaked with creek crossingsBird calls …
8/24/2022, red R, 2:20-4:10pm Space filled with rattle, chiming, chirping, tweeting, buzzing and crunching from the cicadas, crickets, birds, bugs, trail stepsA few more yellow leaves speckle pathDaddy long legs cross path so does a tiny brown-orange toadLooking up through illuminated green to the dappled speckled bright blueUnfortunate choice of stepping through the edge of …
8/16/2022, NC, red L, 3:10-5:00pm Follow the velvety black butterfly down the trailSurrounded by a soft wall of cricketsChirps, rattles and crunchy stepsBrightly dappled trail amidst illuminated greenOrange fuzzy moth perched on purple flowersDeep purple flowers and emerging orange snapdragonsTiny butterflies crossing my pathFew leaves lightly speckle the trailGreeted by soft breeze and chiming crickets …