Wanders in the Woods

I went for a walk in the woods yesterday, thinking it was about time to check on the witch hazel and see if it was flowering (it was) and kept getting distracted by other interesting stuff around. So, here’s a selection of what I encountered.

maple leaves
Maple leaves
This is a plant I had not seen on our property before. Now I have something new to identify.
One of the biggest trees in the woods, an oak, next to an elm with still green leaves, and a maple.
witch hazel flowers
Witch hazel flowers
witch hazel flowers and leaves
In previous years, the witch hazel flowers have appeared after the leaves had dropped, but this year, a few plants still had leaves on them and were flowering anyway. The cold weather started a little more abruptly than usual, and I wonder if that had anything to do with it.
I found this little fuzzy ball growing from a leaf mixed in with the leaf litter. I have no idea what it is. Some sort of gall, maybe? And I found other strange growths on leaves nearby.
A close up of the fuzz ball.
This looks like an alder cone crossed with an anemone seedhead, but it seemed to be growing from a leaf in the leaf litter.
Another strange growth on a leaf.
maple leaf on a log
A maple leaf on a log
Another angle of the big oak.
This is some sort of fungus.
Another shot of the unidentified plant.
barberry berries
Barberry berries

4 thoughts on “Wanders in the Woods”

  1. Can almost smell the woodsy scents as I look at the beautiful photos. Thank you for the wander, Brennah.

  2. On
    Another angle of the big oak
    I see two “beings” with arms reaching skyward.

    Clearly.

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