Blue Hills Hike, Sept. 27 2020

The family and I took a hike this morning in the Blue Hills in a trail we haven't visited in a few years. There was way, way more trash at the roadside than I remember. Once the weather was humid and overcast, but not too hot. We didn't see many animals, but it the fall colors were certainly on display. Overall the woods seemed more yellow than green. There were so many yellow leaves falling from the trees, it reminded me of snowfall! I love returning to the same places at different times of years to see the seasonal differences.

Posted on September 27, 2020 06:39 PM by heatherolins heatherolins

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Wood Asters (Genus Eurybia)

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heatherolins

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September 27, 2020 08:56 AM EDT

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Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

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heatherolins

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September 27, 2020 08:57 AM EDT

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Shelf Fungi (Order Polyporales)

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September 27, 2020 09:00 AM EDT

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Chestnuts (Genus Castanea)

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September 27, 2020 09:02 AM EDT

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heatherolins

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September 27, 2020 09:03 AM EDT

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Greenshield Lichens (Genus Flavoparmelia)

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heatherolins

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September 27, 2020 09:07 AM EDT

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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)

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heatherolins

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September 27, 2020 09:08 AM EDT

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September 27, 2020 09:18 AM EDT

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Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)

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September 27, 2020 09:27 AM EDT

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September 27, 2020 09:33 AM EDT

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Sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina)

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September 27, 2020 09:44 AM EDT

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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)

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September 27, 2020 09:56 AM EDT

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Leucobryum Mosses (Genus Leucobryum)

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heatherolins

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September 27, 2020 09:59 AM EDT

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