Mt. Tom

I took a quick walk on the Mt. Tom Range today and I was reminded again of how incredibly awesome it is to be in the woods, surrounded by the trees and leaves and ferns and moss. There were no great views or vistas this time, just some of the amazing art that Mother Nature provides for those who are paying attention. Nothing can be more beautiful than what nature has provided.

I started off walking through this field of wildflowers. Granted, most of them are probably not native but there were still plenty of butterflies and dragonflies flitting around.

I don’t know if these wild grape vines are considered invasive or not but they sure grow like they are invasive. They have almost completely smothered these trees next to the field and the base of the vines are thick enough that they look like they have been growing here for awhile.

I found a real cool looking green mushroom. Google came up with almost 5 million image possibilities for “green mushroom”. After browsing through the first 10 pages I gave up. It is what it is...a green mushroom. Beyond that I have no idea.

This plant I do recognize though. Indian Pipe has no chlorophyll hence its white color. Because it can not make its own food it is a parasitic plant. It gets its nutrients from certain fungi and decaying plant matter.

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.
~Native American Proverb