Monday, March 18, 2019

Spring is on the Way



Wood duck




A little green on the AT yesterday


Harpers Ferry cemetery looking towards Potomac River

Goose on the Shenandoah River

Bluebells just getting started





Red tailed hawk eating dinner
At long last, spring is on the way. About two weeks ago, the forest was in its most bedraggled state. The forest was brown, filled with mud, ravaged by the winter. It appeared almost lifeless. Suddenly, the first green plants and grass began to peak through the mud, daily temperatures slowly have begun to rise. Even better, we had a couple of glorious bluebird days filled with intensifying sunlight. I can't tell you how nice it was to see the sun and blue sky. It almost seems like it rarely happens anymore.

We are now in the time frame when every week gets better and better in the forest, with new plants and flowers coming to life. Birdsong fills the forest and mornings around town. Here are a few photos from around the area the last couple of weeks. Yesterday I did a little hiking on the AT near Harpers Ferry. The river was the greenest I have seen it in a long time, as we have had just a little precipitation in the last week. Usually it seems we get rain every other day or so, turning the river brown...

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