By Beth Sullivan
Winter is firmly in place. Days are
short, cold and often gray. The tendency would be to hibernate: curl
up, get warm, slow down, eat.
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| Get out and move! |
There is another option: Bundle up,
get out, move, and explore. The preserves you may have visited in
the green season look so different now. Their browns and grays are
subtle; cloaked in the white of new snow they are stunning. Their
beauty is unique; details are revealed.
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| Hooded Mergansers don't mind the snow |
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| Knox Preserve beckons all year long |
Avalonia Land Conservancy spans
eight towns in Southeast Connecticut: over 3,500 acres. I am not
sure if any one knows how many miles of trails there are. So, why
don’t you go find out and tell us!
Make it a New Year’s Resolution to
hike as many trails on as many Avalonia Preserves as possible, and
log some miles. Record some observations, take some photos. Let us
know what you find, what you think. Let us know your mileage too.
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| Mice claim a Catbird's net for the winter |
We will create a photo gallery in a
future post of your experiences, so send one of your photos to
avaloniaetrails@gmail.com.
We wish you a
Happy, Healthy New Year, and a great way to start is getting out the
door and onto the trails!
Photographs
by Beth Sullivan and Rick Newton.
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