Grand River Drive Walk - 5/17/12

Something was obviously amiss at the intersection.

I traversed on and found Dame's Rocket, masquerading as always as Wild Phlox, and Virburnum that's perhaps more notable in the fall/winter for its berries.

I circled up through the cemetery and was touched by the care taken of this tombstone, so old the dates were worn away.

Passing Holiday Farm, I decided to see what was happening, if anything, with Carl's Creek Preserve. 

All I found was this bridge to a neighboring property and an old chair that brought "Psycho" to mind. I didn't investigate further.

                                            I love my Grand River Drive neighbors :-)

Sometimes the sounds of nature are as pleasant, or more so, than the sights but I was lucky enough today to both hear and see Orioles and Bluebirds. After a visit to the horses, I headed back, just in time to see the stop sign being put in place, the perfect bookend to my walk. But before that I felt a little sorry for the bugs caught in this web. Be careful out there, my friends.

Things Seen On An Afternoon Walk

This decaying log covered in moss and lichens brought

Thich Nhat Hanh to mind.

"Our true nature is the nature of no birth and no death." 

I was brought out of my reverie by a jackdaw overseeing a creek, 

a huge, orange flying fish,  

and one of the least compelling real estate signs ever created :) 

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They went that-a-way.

A gnarly optical illusion.

Just gnarly.

Peckerwood,

and other images from the changing season.

Wishing you all serenity and tranquility.