I wasn't the only one happy about the clouds, rain, drizzle, mist, and fog today.  Many birds twittered about, filling the forest with sound.  I heard flickers, jays, pileated woodpeckers, eagles, wrens, nuthatches, chickadees, towhees, and the varied thrush.  The Indian plum is just about to bloom.  One trailing blackberry bloomed, but it may have been just one confused plant.  I brought all four dogs, knowing the trail would be less crowded on such a nice gloomy day.

stone 39 in the middle