October 26

A wet warm (for October) overcast day. Before I even got to Rosie’s I saw these leathery locust seed pods hanging midst the thorns.

Rosie’s Pond had a Great Blue Heron which quickly flew off and a Great Egret.  A Harrier cruised the train yards and then moved south towards the airport. Rosie’s thicket was drab but these wet lichen blooms offered a contrast.

By Lawn and Leverett, this Sumac provided the definition for red.

The Long Thicket was quiet except for a brief visit from a Cooper’s Hawk. In the park I turned and caught a landscape view of the Long Thicket.

The Boardwalk was also quiet although there did seem to be some Brant way off in the creek by the cemetary.

For some reason, I keep on stumbling upon a Cormorant by the Bennington St. bridge. This this time it had breakfast in its beak.

A female Downy Woodpecker along Bennington St. It was chirping out loud as well as pecking at the bark.

Now that I’m home,  the sun has come out but I did enjoy the overcast nonetheless. Gray isn’t monotonous and the gold grass color on the flats was bright in spite of the cloudy day.

Ciao!

-Jorge

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