I finally got someone to come out here and enjoy this little Tennis Park so close to home with so much nature to offer. Ann-Marie, whose stepping up her training program to include more workouts during the week, came along and I pointed all of the beauties of the natural world that I could identify. Late summer is just beginning to transition into early fall and some of the Maples are showing their reds and yellows. Goldenrods, which were occasional last week, are everywhere this week. Gerardias, Firewheels, Fleabanes, Silver-leaved Grass, Rabbit Tobacco, Meadow Beauties, Beauty Berries, Wild Senna and Winged Sumac were plentiful. The Hickories, mainly Walnut and Pecan, were sharing their fruit with the earth and I gathered a few for my altar. Ann-Marie commented that it didn't seem like a 4 mile hike and it didn't. Mainly because of the diversity from wildflowers fields to Live Oak groves, Sweetgum-Hickory, Loblolly Pine woods, to open fields. All of this is crammed into a very small area of land; and I have to give the park staff credit for making the most of what they have. On the bird side we saw a lot of Eastern Bluebirds, heard some Brown-headed Nuthatches, heard a Red-shouldered Hawk, saw plenty of Mockingbirds and Brown Thrashers and saw a beautiful Great Egret land in the rushes beside the pond. To top it all off, we had a beautiful Autumn Equinox Ritual at Viv's house reflecting the divinity of the changing seasons.
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