Frosty Morning in the Preserve

Beautiful sunshine made the grasses sparkle.

Five deer.

The New Trail in Division 5

It looks like this is going to be a hard surface.

Shown along edge of division 5. 

All Interpretive Signs in Preserve

Hummingbird Nest

This nest is on Colville in a small tree.

This is a hummingbird nesting box. 

 

Fir Tree Fallen

Another fir tree fallen, broken at the base.  

Salamander on Engelmann Drive

This cute salamander seemed frozen on the sidewalk.

It is a northwester salamander common in western Washington.

Characteristics: brown, stocky, with a rounded snout.

I moved him to the dirt and put a piece of wood on top of him.

The next day he was gone.

Snowdrops by tree. 

Daffodils along trail. 

The Pond is Full of Water

From a distance on right side.

This pond is a 'fen', 

The word fen comes from the Old English fenn, which means "mud, mire, dirt, or marsh."

Zoomed. This is actually ground water level that rises. 

Zoom, no ducks. 

Full shot from middle.

Left side zoomed.

Center zoomed.

Right side zoomed. 

Shelf Fungus

Interesting top and bottom of this shelf fungus.

Dead Fir Tree Falls

This dead fir tree fell over recently.

This one is by the center small triangle and bench.

Strange how many of the young fir trees snap off at about the same height. 

Another one by the meadow.

Wildflower

Interesting blooming plant on trail into Preserve.

Unknown variety. 

Acorn Talk at Villages

  Acorns, Culture, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Thursday, November 14 | 10 a.m. | The Villages

Join us in The Villages Banquet Hall on Thursday, November 14 at 10 a.m. to listen to guest speaker and 2022 Washington State Teacher of the Year, Jerad Koepp (Wukchumni) as he shares his knowledge about the cultural significance of oaks and acorns to Native Peoples from California to Washington.
Jerad will also discuss future goals of engaging local elementary students with place-based traditional ecological learning in partnership with the Ovation at Oak Tree community.

I put together 5 picture displays of our native wildflowers.

Forest Area

This is at the end of Engelman Road.  

To the north of Engelman. 

Walking

My goal is 3 miles.

These are over a couple of weeks. 

Two Bucks and Does

Nov. 1 - at Waltons.

Nov. 1 - by Villages.

There were 5-7 does in this group, plus the buck. 

Two different bucks reported by Dex before I saw these. 

Saw the Same Buck Again

He was standing by the Villages pool. 

Today a short walk because we had to leave for a memorial. 

This was last week.