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Stone bridge
Mostly, I'm focused on becoming familiar with the various living forms of this park. But occasionally, the distinctive landmarks and big-picture views at Wadsworth need to be shared, too.
Moss in late afternoon sun
Few things are as soothing as this particular shade of green...
skunk cabbage out early
The skunk cabbage gets a jump on the sunlight before the canopy leafs out.
white oak pasture tree
We can tell that when this tree grew, it was not surrounded by forest. Starting early, it spread its branches in all directions. Perhaps because it was near a stone wall, it escaped the plowing and...
flooding
Here, along Laurel Brook's bank, the flooded grass is the only sign of spring... and the robins look out of place.
Out like one ferocious lamb...
The mighty Coginchaug, already swelling with cusp-of-April snowmelt, swamps the picnic tables and the trunks of Norway Spruces in the northwest area of the park this morning.
An iconic sugar maple
This old sugar maple (acer saccharum) is one of the first to greet main-entrance visitors at Wadsworth Falls park. The bark, according to one expert, is best thought of as "the bark that doesn't lo...
The Bridge Trail over Laurel Brook
Note the scarred and diseased beeches against the eastern wall.