Coming from a Table Mountain wildflower display where my frame of reference is a myriad of bright colors, a walk in the local woods seems to consist only of green and brown. Spend a little time here, though, and you realize why the artist's palette includes as many as a dozen or more varieties of brown. I think I'd need that many, or great skill at blending, in order to render the subjects pictured above in my journal. I peeked under many pieces of bark and small rocks, and found a few centipedes, but it was still too cold for most invertebrates to activate. Planning a mid-day hike tomorrow on the other side of the valley with a southern exposure. That should be the equivalent of moving a month ahead in the season. I fully expect to find several species of flowers blooming and a variety of invertebrates below the duff. My Sunday evening post should include colors other than brown.
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