Centennial Reservation Nature Walk 06/10/2022

I had quite a peaceful 40 minute walk around Centennial Reservation with one of my dogs, he sadly didn't make the observation cut but he did have a lot of fun splashing around in the pond we explored together (which is where I saw a lot of tadpoles and had to wait patiently for a frog to pop it's head up from the water, they were so adorable) and he was able to make a lot of other dog friends. The weather was beautiful, a sunny 80 with a slight breeze to take the heat off of us for moment when we traversed some of the more exposed fields of the reservation. There was a lot of flying bugs whenever we walked around the forest parts of the reservation, however there were also a lot of crickets and dragonflies around as well which I was unable to photograph. There was a couple of geese in the pond however they flew away as soon as we approached so there are no pictures of them, probably should have left the dog at home but he loves this reservation I couldn't just leave him! Even though I come to Centennial often, I was able to spend more time observing the nature in the area rather than just watching my dog run around and I was amazed at how diverse the ecosystem is here! There was so many different plants around (including a great number of mosses which are my favorite) and I could see that while some plants have died they were able to create a new place for fungi to live which is such a cool example of life and death. I'm glad I got to experience Centennial in a different light on this nature walk and I can't wait to do it again!

Publicado el 11 de junio de 2022 por grinerg