We found a lovely little walk around Anderson Pond in Carrboro’s largest town park. The fall colors were very pretty but I was disappointed to not see any waterbirds.
Trees don’t simply maintain the conditions necessary for human and most animal life on Earth; trees created those conditions through the community of forests. Trees paved the way for the human family. The debt we owe them is too big to ever repay.
~ Diana Beresford-Kroeger
(To Speak for the Trees: My Life’s Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest)
This is not our world with trees in it. It’s a world of trees, where humans have just arrived.
~ Richard Powers
(The Overstory: A Novel)
Carrboro has been recognized as a Tree City USA for 39 years by the Arbor Day Foundation. It’s one of 3,577 tree cities found across the nation. Every time we leave the house I love seeing all the trees in our densely wooded neighborhoods. And I love looking out our windows and seeing almost nothing but leaves!
Lovely post! 💚
Thank you, Eliza! 💙
Beautiful photos. I can see why this city is a Tree City USA.
Thank you, Ally. 🍂
That black vulture is a little scary lookin’, Barbara.
Gorgeous tree photography!!! I love the contrast over the water. I wonder why there wasn’t any water birds, too. Did you hear any song birds? Hope you two enjoyed the walk. 😊
Thank you, Teri!!! Too bad the vulture didn’t show up until after Halloween. 😉 It was nice finding some water, even if it is a man made pond. I’ve learned that there are no natural lakes in the Piedmont and I have yet to discover a natural pond. 🙁
Lots of lovely trees and beautiful Fall colors on this walk Barbara. I like your black vulture – that is a first for me seeing one. We only have the turkey vultures here which are plentiful and soaring overhead.
Thank you, Linda. I saw a couple of black vultures back in Connecticut but managed to get a better picture of this one. I don’t have any turkey vulture pictures, though. They were always flying too high to capture. 🍂
You were able to get a good close-up Barbara. We see turkey vultures everywhere here, often on windy days, riding the wind currents. I’ve never seen one on the ground however.
I’ve seen turkey vultures and black vultures roosting together on the dumpsters outside of restaurants and grocery stores down here. A terrible background setting for a photo op!
That’s interesting since they only feast on carrion?! Yes, it is not ideal for a background.
The rotting meat in the dumpsters probably smells like carrion to them!
That’s right – I didn’t think of that. They want first dibs on it once they know the humans are gone!
I’ve been quite absent from the blogs since school began, but now that first term is complete, I’m poking around again. I’ve enjoyed scrolling through all your lovely photos from your walks.
I remember that you were turning the 4 season photo hunt into an 8 season. If you have continued with those photos, I’ll look forward to seeing that post.
It’s nice to see you again, Karma, and I hope you’re enjoying your new teaching position. I have continued the 8 season hunt and will post the 7 seasons I have so far and link to your blog post. The last photo will be on the winter solstice, but I can come back and add that afterwards. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s seasons.
It is actually my “old” teaching position. Another math teacher at my school quit, so I was offered my job back, and I accepted.
Oh wonderful! So happy that worked out for you after all. 🎉
Love the quotes you’ve chosen … as well as the gorgeous photos. Those water shots are simply splendid!
Thank you so much, Debbie! There are so many authors writing about how essential trees are to life on this planet. 🌳