Date: 09-26
Location: Alleyway between Olin and Collin
Time: 1442-1500
Weather: 65˚F, sun clouded over, hint of rain?
Looking for more squirrels to feed the leftover peanuts to, I wandered toward the Japanese Garden. I found several juncos near the east side of Collin's. Dark heads and brown bodies hopped about the shrubs, but as I got closer each time, one would warble excessively. Could it be a warning call to the others nearby that there was a strange
r in the vicinity? Their flight path was interesting, they’d glide downward slightly and the flap furiously upward in order to alight on the next tree. I noticed a few fully bloomed yellow flowers shaped like crocuses and held up by a slender stalk, similar to a crocosmia. To the west of Olin's were a startling species of flowers. Their flowers shaped like three wrinkly bulbs congealed into one blossom. The buds themselves were relatively small; less than ¼ inch. The yellow-orange color made them appear diseased almost. The spikes were about 4 inches long and the plant itself 2-foot tall. The blades of leaves were yellowing. Surrounding the border flowers were shrubs similar to the one I found on the 24th, with sprays of tiny yellow green flowers. An eastern grey squirrel climbed the shrubs and nibbled on a few, but finding nothing continued on to sit on the chain link fence for a while, perhaps considering whether it would jump or take the time to dash around the fence. It opted for the later. It was even more cautious in crossing the narrow concrete walkway, standing first on its hind legs to consider me, peered at me from the side, and then sprinting off into the underbrush.
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