Thanksgiving walk in Woodward Woods

November 27, 2003, Thanksgiving Day. A beautiful day for a walk in Woodward Woods.

vernal pool near the old well at the entrance after a rainy fall. haircap moss grows in disturbed areas in woods and at bog edges. mixed forest in the late fall. recently fallen tree along the path - maybe a result of rain and wind. open field near the beginning of the trail path in November spotted wintergreen among oak leaves and white pine needles on the forest floor tupelo ? white pine pinecone, pine needles and moss pinecone leftovers after someone's meal the introduced catbrier or greenbrier has lost its leaves but not its thorns leafless deciduous trees against the sky with evergreens in the background tupelo is a part of the understory. clubmosses the moss at the tree base is bright green looking at the swamp near the river with red osier growing in thickets tupelo acorns, some with bites out of them ! on the forest floor along the Wading River along the Wading River along the Wading River evergreens and deciduous trees along the river snags in the water winterberry or black alder beech leaves (foreground) and oak leaves (in upper right) are still on the trees beech leaves and forest floor litter Does anyone know what is going on here? clubmoss sphagnum moss near the large vernal pool vernal pool in November a new tree grows from an old, fallen tree remnants of a stand of ferns surrounded by clubmosses