October 2 - another
wonderful day to enjoy and experience.
The weather was warm,
sunny, comfortable and still very dry. I
cannot remember the last time we had rain, but it has been weeks if not
months. The plants are crying out for
moisture, any moisture...even dew.
The dry weather seems
to be producing wonderful fall color.
The greens of summer are just beginning to turn, but I can already tell
that the color change is going to be magnificent if the early color hint is any
indication.
Every day the color
of the leaves seem to change more. They become more colorful and more intense. I do not have a favorite autumn leaf color as I
LOVE them all.
Earlier in the day, I
spied this bird in my ‘woodpecker’ tree.
I am lost as to identification.
Could it be a juvenile red-headed woodpecker? I haven’t seen a mature red-headed
woodpecker in years. Of course, that
does not mean they are not around. In any case, a definite bonus bird for me...named
or unnamed.
I spent most of the day outdoors. In fact, I just came in to finish up supper preparation. It is past 7:30 PM and already dark. I am not happy with the shorter days, but I must accept the obvious.
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| Spotted Sandpiper |
I took my laptop down
to the pond to write this afternoon. The
setting was perfect, the distractions many.
Fortunately for me, the distractions were welcomed. The spotted sandpiper cruising along the
water’s edge pecking at aquatic insects.
Many fish were randomly jumping out of the water resulting in slow, concentric
rings widening out and decorating the calm surface of the pond. And, the bird of the day…the northern flicker
perched in the infamous walnut tree, what I call the kingfisher walnut, growing
just feet from the pond.
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| Northern Flicker (male) |
more October color...
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| Variegated Fritillary |
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| mature persimmons |
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