Yesterday I walked through Ivy Creek Natural Area, a forested creek valley that was once a farm. I first visited the site with Plants class two autumns ago, and the beech forest was turning golden brown. It is magical in the early summer too-- the way that light filters through the papery leaves makes the beech forest unique.
There is a constructed native grass meadow that is maintained with controlled burning. Some grasses were blooming, some were seeding-- some are taller than a person, some under a foot tall. They are stunning in their own spiky way.
My friend Emily and I spotted a pileated woodpecker, a striped skink, a skinny green snake, a tree frog, and a yellow mushroom.
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