Day 1 – Starting Again…
March 7, 2009
The top layer of leaves has thawed enough to provide a soft cushion under my feet, but I can feel that the ground below the leaves is still frozen. The air is warm and misty. I don’t need gloves or a hat, but I wear both. I am in no hurry as I pick my way through the woods allowing whatever catches my eye to captivate me.
At the half-way point, I sit on a log in Cavity-Nesters Paradise. I notice several trees with holes. Some of these holes appear to have formed naturally – the scar from a lost branch perhaps. Others were obviously excavated by woodpeckers.
I listen intently trying to identify birds by their songs. Black-capped Chickadee. White-breasted Nuthatch. Tufted Titmouse. Red-bellied Woodpecker. I spot most of these, as well as a Downy Woodpecker. There is another song that I don’t remember ever hearing before. I strain to find the source, but I am not successful. I hope I will be able to find this bird another day… before the branches leaf out.
My hike in the woods today inspires me to do the Sit-Spot Challenge again. I will do it differently this time… I won’t use the same Sit-Spot every day. I will go outside every day to sit, but the location may vary. Today it was the woods behind Bergman Park.
