It is always a pleasure to wander about in this spectacular area. Here are scenes from it on this 0 degree, overcast morning:





















Species list: trumpeter swan, Canada goose, mallard, American black duck, ring-billed gull, rock pigeon, downy woodpecker, white-breasted nuthatch, blue jay, black-capped chickadee, northern cardinal, American goldfinch. (12 species)








I regularly see this adorable dog named DeeZee Pocket at this location:

Today’s group:

Leigh (3rd from right) attended all 11 walks this fall.
NATURE POETRY
a wind has blown the rain away and blown
the sky away and all the leaves away,
and the trees stand. I think i too have known
autumn too long. – e. e. cummings (1894–1962)
Miles Hearn