Mt. Pleasant Farm - August 2015 (part 1)
/I was at the Howard County Conservancy’s Mt. Pleasant Farm earlier this week to lead a nature photography activity for their campers (ages 5-12). By the end of the day I had over 1600 photos from the children that I needed to review during the evening and a few of my own. Now that I’ve had a chance to review my own - there are a few worth sharing via this blog….in the same order that I took them so they do reflect the hiking we did.
Just behind the nature center a large limb had been cut recently.
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We went past the bee hives…down the hill…past the butterfly garden
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And stopped to look at the mossy logs that have fallen over the stream.
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Then we walked along the path toward Hodge Podge Lodge. The goldenrod was starting to bloom along the grassy path.
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The shingles of Hodge Podge Lodge caught my attention….lichen, moss, and leaves.
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The path to the side of the Lodge down to the stream looked wet from the rain the night before.
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And we started to close the loop by walking toward the community garden. I didn’t notice the bugs on this plant until I was looking at the photos…and have not identified the plant or the bugs!
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We started the hike for the second group on the path downhill from the back of the nature center. This red bud was early on the trail….with lots of seed pods.
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The jewelweed was near the stream.
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The mile a minute seems to be taking over this bird house.
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Back up the hill and down the road toward the meadow - we stopped in the old orchard. The apples were beginning their turn to red.
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There was lots of milkweed pods (still green) in the meadow….and some had beetles.
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And every flower seemed to have an insect of some kind.
To be continued in Sunday’s blog post…