The weather was continuing unusually warm still in Mid November. We made an unusual visit to Mud Lake on a Saturday morning. (We usually leave the lake to the many families that visit on the weekends.) Arriving around 9am (late for us) we were surprised at how few cars, and groups on the trails, there were. By the time we left at 10:45, there were over 25 cars and the pathways were getting busy.
My eye was drawn to two different trees standing side by side where we parked - a maple tree with next year's buds all set, and right next to it a buckthorn tree with is many berries ready for birds to eat over the winter
While walking along the trails I spotted a young buckthorn tree and a winterberry with a small group of bright red berries
The willow trees seemed reluctant to give up their leaves
The strong backlighting on raspberry canes and sunac stems, made them stand-out
The beavers have been busy getting ready for winter taking down small trees to fill their larder. The NCC has replaced one of the new trees the beaver had harvested and finally have put protection around the new trees planted after the bridge installation. The larder had grown in size since out last visit.
