Thanks a BUNCH

All photos taken on August 15, 2022.

Another week, another walk at Bunchberry Meadows. We continue to walk early (sans coffee) to beat the heat. I will treat what I photographed that day as art and give each piece or group a descriptive title. Let me know which one is your favourite.

BAD HAIR DAY —dried out grass tussock

BAD WEED — purple loosestrife, a very invasive plant

YOU CAN”T SEE the FOREST FOR the TREES — Tucker’s Field (full colour and yellow palette)

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SEEING RED – a few leaves are turning colour (full colour and red palette setting)

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BERRY INTERESTING — can’t find out the name of these berries

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SHADY CHARACTER — the early morning sun created a pleasant look

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WEB of INTRIGUE — sloppy spider webs to trap careless victims

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ASTER-isk — Prairie Asters are distinguishable from Common Fleabane by their distinct petals and smaller centers

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TAKING the LONG VIEW – – looking over the meadows for signs of wildlife

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DAPPLE of my EYE – no explanation needed

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GOLDEN GIRL – My beloved in sunlit bug jacket

MATTED HAIR – – grass likely flattened for a deer’s bed

MARSH-MELLOW — a pretty scene of a clump of yellow sow thistle beyond the pond

BARKING UP the WRONG TREE – a clump birch with a variety of bark looks

OH DEER – – this doe crossed the path in front of us, almost hidden by the grass. As soon as she spotted us, she snorted in alarm and “binked” off out of sight

TAKING STALK — the grasses are tall and going to seed

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TRUNK ROAD — this tree had blown down since our last visit. Glad we were not under it

MAKING a GROVE DECISION –at the grove, we had 3 trails to choose from

COCK-les of the WALK — white cockle flowers

GIVING us the GREEN LIGHT — this leaf was a shining beacon in the sunshine

LICH-en a CARPET – this forest lichen is spreading out

SQUIRRELING it AWAY — everywhere we walked, we could hear the sound of pine cones hitting the forest floor as these little guys worked to prepare their winter stash. Squirrels do not hibernate, so food caches are imperative for their survival

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WALKING TOWARDS the LIGHT — heavenly scene, indeed

THANKS a BUNCH — red bunchberries, but not in Bunchberry Meadows. These were in Tucker’s Field

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