Date: 10-01
Location: Martha Springer’s Garden
Time: 1041-1110
Weather: Overcast, slight sun occasionally, 62˚F
Two eastern grey squirrels fought up the tree of a conifer. The blue-green needles were arranged in a cluster. It bore small cones, and the bark peeled off at places nearer the top exposing a dull red underneath. One squirrel jumped off onto a yellowed vine-like plant that was intertwining the tree. I was at a small wooden section of the garden labeled “Cam
as Project.” Could these be the same kind that the natives used for food? The plants were verdant and approximately 3 inches tall. The green ovate leaves looked somewhat like kohlrabi leaves. There were light green spots nearer the center of the crop, and small holes from caterpillars or cabbage moths. I noticed 3 amaranths had popped up sporadically in the mix. A wren flitted about on the ground, with dark brown coloration and a tail that was nearly held vertical. A little further east was a trellis tunnel structure. On the west side was a vine plant that I mistook for a rose. Its thorns were nearly an inch long. The ovate, serrated leaflets were arranged 5 to a pinnate. Pale red berries grew with slight hairs on them. One branch facing southwest was covered with small red insects, similar to aphids. Some of the leaves had black spots and other yellow discolorations. The green-brown striped bark was smooth, with the brown areas rougher to the touch. As I left at 1120, I saw small passerines alighted at the pinnacle of a nearby Douglas Fir, singing their hearts out.
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