ann arbor botanical gardens
Ann Arbor
I’ve been lucky so far this winter. There’s been some snow but not much. It’s the same with bitter cold, a few of those days but for the most part not bad at all.
Deer at botanical gardens
Today got up to around 53F so only having a morning appointment I decided to take advantage of the warmer weather. While 53F to me isn’t warm, it is December and really anything over 40F is a bonus. Hitting the trail I was first surprised at how most of the gardens were pretty dry. I half expected the trails to be muddy. As always I headed toward the far end of the gardens maybe two or so miles in from the entrance where my favorite pond and bench are. I did in fact make it there where I sat for a while to relax but the wind made it cold. I started to feel too cold so I got up and walked back. On the way I saw around six doe and one buck, about an eight point who just stood there on the trial as though he didn’t give a damn about my being there. Then there we two doe, they’re always so easily spooked so it’s hard to get a picture of them because they run away so fast. The one pictured ran about 20 feet into the brush then stopped and stared at me.
Reflection
I’ve spent time on that bench over the years. I’m kind of anxious so being still for a long period of time, unless I’m sleeping, isn’t easy. When I’m here it’s no different but I try to relax. Usually my eyes are jetting around trying to take it all in looking for something to photograph. This day was no different but I did manage to sit there for five minutes.
Colors
The Mystery Meat 