3 November 2024
Final week started with mild morning frost however rose to 80°F on Halloween.
The colours had been beautiful at Duck Hole on Monday …
… whereas tendrils of fog chased one another throughout the river.
These wisps had been fashioned on the rivers edge as clear chilly air handed over heat water. Sunbeams make this a poor high quality video, beneath, however you possibly can see the wisps beginning close to shore. (You may also hear a music sparrow chipping within the background.)
Slanting mild illuminated the timber at Schenley Park.
A leaf-hidden cocoon jogged my memory why clearing out leaves is dangerous for bugs. This insect will overwinter on a leaf in Frick Park and emerge as — maybe — a butterfly or month subsequent spring. Or it could change into meals for a fowl this winter. The insect chain is damaged the place don’t depart the leaves.
