A Walk in the Woods, Part 3

A leaf strewn path

 

 Doe a Deer

This sweet little doe was not afraid of me at all.

The light wasn't good enough for clear photos with my point and shoot,

but I couldn't resist showing her to you.  She was checking 

me out from time to time, but would shake her

tail and continue foraging.

 The Woods

 Coralberry

 Goldenrod

 Native Grasses of Kansas

 Coralberry

 The Arkansas River

Heart~shaped Redbud Leaf

The End.

Hi!  I want you to know it's the end of this series, but

not the end of my birds and nature blog.  Doesn't

that make you happy...HaHa!

Winter backyard birds are beginning to arrive, like

the Dark-eyed Junco we saw this week :-))

I'm looking forward to posting about them and

other naturey things happening here in 

middle America.

Have a GREAT week!! 

A Walk in the Woods, Part 2

 Bull Thistle 

Plains Chinese Lanterns 

Common Sunflower in Kansas 

The birds will really enjoy these seed heads.

Snow on the Mountain 

Maximilian Sunflower in Kansas 

http://kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=163

Goldenrod 

Virginia Creeper

The Virginia Creeper turns a gorgeous red

in the Fall.  Here you see it clinging to this huge

Cottonwood tree. 

 

A quiet place in the woods to sit and take

it all in.  I saw a sweet little Doe...she wasn't

scared of me either.  The squirrels were busy. 

I could hear them scampering through the leaves 

making a rustling, crunching sound.

The woods are changing so fast.  I took a walk through them

last week with my family and the paths were thickly strewn

with fallen leaves.  It was exquisite walking the paths with

the thick carpet of leaves swishing and crunching under

our feet. 

Next week, a "Walk in the Woods" part 3.

Have a great week!  :-)

A Walk in the Woods

 On a beautiful sunny, warm October day, I decided it's

time to take a walk in the woods.  The wildflowers

would be presenting their autumnal beauty bathed in the golden light

of the Sun.  A great opportunity for a photo opp!

http://www.wichitaaudubon.org/CNCTrailmap.html

 Plains Chinese Lanterns

  

These are the seed pods of a Plains Chinese Lantern 

or Purple Ground Cherry plant.  The plant gets it's name

because the shape of the seed pod looks like

a Chinese Lantern.  The flower is a blueish/purple bloom and 

the fruit is like a cherry.  Native Americans made

jelly from the berries.

                      http://kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=212

 

 Wingstem

 This is a pretty little yellow bloom called

Wingstem.  It's a wildflower native to Kansas.

 

 Snow on the Mountain

This native plant is one of my favorites.  I love the 

variegated, soft green leaves.

White Snakeroot

Pretty, but toxic to animals and humans.

  

Bull Thistle

Goldenrod

 There are many different kinds of Goldenrod.  

I'm sorry but I can't figure this one out.

They are very pretty, though,  and really light up the prairie. 

My plan is to post again next week with more images

from Chaplin Nature Center.

sincerely,

cindy

 

Wings on Wednesday

Wooly Bear

(no wings yet)

Happy Fall !!

Wordless Wednesday

Wings on Wednesday

White ~ lined Sphinx Moth sipping nectar

from a Bull Thistle.

Happy Wednesday, Everyone!!