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 …
8/1/2022, NC, red R, 9:00- 11:00? Alive with crickets, bird chirps chipmunks, cicadasGentle breezes, golden raysWild turkeys spreading expansive wings, running along trail Oh, the Prairie – the crickets, the lovely scents, the emerging flowers and rising grassesCicadas ramping up by 10:00 Fully Alive
7/22/2022, red L, 2:20-4:10pm Ebbs and flows of cicada callsGentle whooshing of grasses and leavesDaddy long legs crossing trailsChirps and chirpsBaking moisture rises out of the PrairieButterflies flutterGolden hazy sunlightVirtually no one on the trails