I spent about an hour last Sunday morning on the trails along Sharp’s Run at Medford Leas, enjoying seeing the awakening of plants and trees. It’s nice to see the feathery foliage emerging on the trees but our lack of rain shows in the shallow Sharp’s Run.
Here’s a Redbud. It wasn’t on the trails; it’s along the walk in front of the Estaugh Building but it was too pretty against a cloud pattern of branches to be left out.
Back on the Red Trail here’s a crab apple that I photographed last week and, below, the same branch last Sunday. This is the trail where I watch a local walk her several exhuberant Jack Russell terriers and her collie most mornings. Last month one morning I watched five deer move smartly down this trail, and last week a Red Fox crossed my grass and headed for the trail.
The Red Trail Crabapple (see above) a week later.
There are lots of wildflowers happy to be here along the Yellow Trail. Here are two for whose names I’m in debt to Maggie Heineman.
Spring Beauty
Spring Cress Cardamine Bulbosa
April 11, 2012 at 6:56 am
Nice “article” and pics. Enjoyed reading.
April 11, 2012 at 7:29 am
The flowers and plants are exquisite..and you even know the botanical names!! I might cheat and paint from some of them – but I would ask your permission, of course. Marilyn
April 11, 2012 at 10:05 am
Thanks, Marilyn. You have a shared copyright in perpetuity.
April 11, 2012 at 10:06 am
Thanks, Ken. You were up and on the monitor early.
April 11, 2012 at 8:10 am
Spring is lovely here in Florida (and quick), but I can see right now I will miss the emerging spring in NJ. — Del
April 11, 2012 at 10:05 am
There’s a lot about living down there that I enjoy but it’s tough to find an alternative to the graying/browning of the world in the fall to be followed by the enthusiastic return of the leaves.
April 14, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Ralph, Great shots. I know you’ll understand the personal pride I take in these settings as an active member of the Woodlands/Trails Sub-Committee. Gordon Brummer
April 14, 2012 at 2:23 pm
Keep up the good work, Gordon. BTW, there’s some deer scat on the trail by my place. Can you tend to that, please.
April 16, 2012 at 11:05 am
The Committee feels the trails should be left in as “natural” a condition as possible.