I had to start with the coolest thing we saw on our foray: woodcock eggs! We flushed their parents out of the brush from like 100 yards away. Questionable parenting.

St. Michael’s Church.

Some tiny buddies.

Moss is a critical early successional component of the ecosystem, accumulating organic matter than other species can eventually grow in.

A deer path through the sumac forest. Always follow the deer path.

Gothic Calumet.