recapitulation
On Lick Brook, Thayer Preserve, still pools become mirrors at low flow during a dry autumn.
still
On Lick Brook, Thayer Preserve, still pools become mirrors at low flow during a dry autumn.
maple leaves, mostly
Bedrock on which Lick Creek flows, formed 370 million years ago from sediment of a vast inland sea, is a soothing grey-blue backdrop to autumn leaves.
movement
Maple leaves in varying states of decay.
on display
Crisp maple leaves among hemlock roots on the bank of Lick Brook, Thayer Preserve
Hemlock Roots
Crisp maple leaves among hemlock roots on the bank of Lick Brook, Thayer Preserve
color pallet
Crisp maple leaves among hemlock roots on the bank of Lick Brook, Thayer Preserve
…on the wall
On Lick Brook, Thayer Preserve, still pools become mirrors at low flow during a dry autumn.
Former farm land
Sandbank Road climbs from the valley of Ithaca city to the rural peneplain on the way to Buttermilk Falls, we passed the sign for this preserve many times, today we explored this place, new to us. The trail descends to Lick Creek canyon.
We stopped to enjoy the open space of a powerline clear cut where the trail intersects the creek bed. Here we turned, following the water.
Off trail to the creek bed.
Happy Thanksgiving
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The Hens Flee
I say she, because Tom stayed behind. He stood erect, all three feet of him, defiant and strutting in a direction opposite from the hens.
