Author Archives: Andrew Dressel

U up? I haven’t been to the park much lately. Instead I’ve been riding my bike on the Oak Leaf Trail, and it is peak aster season right now. I hope you get a chance to get out and see them in all their glory. As luck would have it, there are even still aContinue reading “And yet, they persist…”

turn out the light, turn out the light, turn out the light. We all knew this day would come, we just didn’t know when. Today I walked up one side of the park and down the other and didn’t see a thing worth taking a picture of. Oh, I might see something fun or prettyContinue reading “When the music’s over…”

It is forecast to be nice and sunny this afternoon, but in the meantime it is still pretty grey, and there were only a few critters willing to sit, stand, or float for a picture this morning. On the river, a couple of mallards and a blue heron were going about their business, as usual.Continue reading “The sun tries to make a come back…”

It rained all morning so I stayed in. There was a break after lunch so I ventured out to see if anyone was about. I was happy to see two wood duck hens, two painted turtles, and even a huge bullfrog on the pond. In the meadow by the boat launch, I found a bumblebeeContinue reading “The rain’s not done with us yet…”

Well, the rain seems finally to be taking a break, but it’s still cool and dreary out. Baby steps, right? I was out earlier than usual and saw no deer nor anyone on the pond, but the river was pretty busy. One blue heron and one sandpiper were there along with a couple dozen CanadaContinue reading “The rain lets up at last…”

It was yet another cool, dark, and dreary morning, and the deer were nowhere I could see. Perhaps I was too early or too late or they’re just fed up with the weather, too. Instead, there was one lone wood duck hen on the pond. There were no geese on the river, but a fewContinue reading “Will the sun ever return?”

The cool, damp, and dim mornings keep coming, and the park was nearly empty again today. The gang of four took advantage of the peace and quiet to sample the greenery on the east side of the southern parking lot, the crabapples and hostas in front of the Benjamin Church House, and the bur oakContinue reading “The gloom continues…”

Well, autumn is unofficially off to a cool, dark, damp, and breezy start. The silver lining, for me at least, was that the park was empty with not a car in all three lots. Sweet. Not that I don’t want to share! You are more than welcome to join me, but sometimes a little solitudeContinue reading “Autumn sticks its toe in the door…”

It was cooler and breezier this morning than yesterday, the park was just about empty, and this young deer took advantage of the moment to fill up on acorns in front of the Benjamin Church House. I’m sure the squirrels up in the tree busily knocking down the acorns were thrilled about that. The beaverContinue reading “Happy Labor Day.”

Wow, oh wow! What a fabulous morning! It was raining and blowing hard when we got up, but the rain moved out over the lake by 9am, the winds died down, and I could have heard a pin drop on the mudflats by the river as the sun tried to come out. The Farmers MarketContinue reading “The show seems to never end…”