6/9/2023, red R, 9:30-11:40
Summer camps officially in session with excited shouts from eager kids
Gentle ring of crickets and busy bird chirps
Golden sun filters through gaps in illuminated green canopy
Fresh cedar earthen scent
Steady knocks of woodpeckers beckon
Creek is still, quiet
Birds call out joyous greetings
More evidence of newly fallen trees
Absolutely astounding the amount of life existing just on the surface of a tree: standing or fallen
Look up to find another world, a branch swirled in glistening silk
Illuminated spider above, slides down with accuracy and precision
Cricket population growing in the prairie
Flowers blooming in the field
Bee climbs into the bell of each flower collecting tirelessly, meticulously
Butterflies and other buzzing insects move with purpose
Unlucky mole now rests with flies
Favorite vine in the shape of a “K”
Plants lay to rest for the next wave of growth
Magnificently intricate, tiny glistening spider web
Most gorgeous slender metallic green blue dragonfly ever spotted
Bright, beautiful black-winged insect* with orange metallic “backpack”
Flying insects of every kind and size dart and buzz across the path
Every inch alive with birds insects, animals, growth and movement
Incredibly impressive vibrant energy of life
*Golden-backed Snipe Fly (Chrysopilus Thoracicus)
