There was no school on Friday, so we needed something to do to make the day more interesting than sitting around the house. I had a reason to visit the Audubon Society of Portland’s offices,* so we decided to head there and go for a walk on the trails in their beautiful nature sanctuary. A little rain made for a an enjoyable fall stroll. Enjoy the photos.
* I donated one of my Children at Nature Play signs to the silent auction portion of their annual Wild Arts Festival later this month.
Dropping leaves into Balch Creek:
Banana slug:
Ensatina salamander:
Patrick says that this tree is called the “duck tree” by camp staff at Audubon – the eye is just under where the trunk splits and the beak points to the right
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