A vernal pool, earlier this year. Temporary pools like this serve as breeding habitats for frogs and toads.
Vernal Pool
Category: Woods
In the days before trash pickup, it was common for people to haul their broken stuff to the woods. So there’s a mix of nature and ancient trash.
Redbud
A tree at the edge of the field.
Spring Beauty
Trillium in the Woods
Trillium in the woods.
Yellow Wildflower and Bark
Yellow wildflower and a piece of bark that looks like a fish head. 😉
Pails and a Vernal Pool
Wildflowers and Junk
Oliver Corn Picker
The old Oliver single-row corn picker, left in the woods to rust away.
Another Oil Well Casing
Another old well casing, left over from the days of the Oil Boom.
Old Wire
Eventually it will rust enough to fall apart.
Lampshade, Mixing Bowl, and Wildflowers
More remains from the woodland dump, from 50 – 10 years ago.
Mossy Log
Moss on a Tree #001
The wood and moss give some interesting textures.