Mt Pleasant in November 2019
/Some of the dried foliage and seed pods are worth a closer look….for their complexity or the seeds attached to fibers that easily carry the seeds away (thistles and golden rod and milkweed).
There are vines on some of the trees that are colorful – invasives like oriental bittersweet usually.
On a very cold day, I rolled over a small log. I didn’t see any squiggling critter but there was a small mushroom and amber droplets (maybe fungus?).
On a log at the edge of a brush pile, fungus was continuing its decomposition; the bark had already sluffed off.
There is always something interesting on every hike….I’m always in awe of what the student notice and ask about….glad that they enjoy being outdoors as much as I do.