Week 4

Ravenna 

April 29 2:00-3:00

Warm Sunny

Today my observation spot seems twice as green as the first week in April. The invasive English Holly bush has nearly blocked the trail  and is wildly taking over this section of the forest. With the sun out everything seems greener. 

I can now identify all of the trees around me! Nearby is a Red Alder, a Horse Chestnut, Big Leaf Maples, a Western Red Cedar, and a couple of Douglas-firs. The leaves are all out and nearly covering the sky. I keep hearing a bird call like a repeating trill   

Bleeding Hearts 

In the first week of April you could clearly see the  fallen tree across the creek, now it is hidden by abundant Salmonberry and lady ferns.