Patuxent Research Refuge – Part 2
/Continuing on about our field trip to the Patuxent Research Refuge --
The colors of fall were muted on the trees and boardwalk in the bright sunlight
But still vibrant in closer looks.
It had rained a lot the days before our visit, so the low places had standing water and the trails were muddy.
The cattails looked fuzzy from far enough away but were soggy blobs when I zoomed in for closer look.
It was mid-morning so past the time when there might have been more birds at the feeders (someone is keeping them filled). A lone red-winged blackbird was enjoying a feeder all to himself.
There was a flash of yellow near the feeders…a fall flower.
And the redbud leaves on the ground were recent enough to still be mostly yellow. I looked up to see if there were seed ponds on the tree; it didn’t have any.
The clouds were gathering, and we opted to not go onto muddy trails. The short time out and about was enough of a field trip.
I usually try to take a picture of the visitor center signage at the beginning…but it was the last picture for this field trip!
By the time we got home it was cloudy. Our timing for being at the refuge was near perfect.
Unique Activities for Yesterday:
Sunrise on election day 2020. Just as I was getting my 1st breakfast….noticed the good color in the sky…took the picture through a window because it was windy and in the 40s (didn’t want to go outside)…timing was critical too. It was a great start for the day.
My daughter texted a few hours later that she had gotten in the line to vote about 30 minutes after the polls opened…and there wasn’t much wait – all done in about 15 minutes. 66 people had voted before her at the polling place.
