November 29th, 2022

Could it be?  Is it true?  Yuppers!  Time for a Photo Safari Report!  Yayayayay!   It had been awhile so we thought the first time back out ought to be a smaller hike, therefore we hit Curry Creek Preserve yesterday. So I reckon I will call this one the Curry Creek Hike. (not very imaginative or creative I know but hey...)

 I honestly don't know what the square miles of this preserve is or how many miles of trail it contains and it doesn't matter anyway.  I do know that there are two parts and you have to cross a creek to get from one side to the other.  There is no bridge so either you are going to get wet, are an Olympic level long jumper or you wait until the creek is lower or dried up to cross.  We opted for the third option which means, we only explored one side.  And that was just fine for the first hike in awhile.

The last time we were in this preserve was before the big Hurricane.  Which is a fact we realized very shortly after arriving. So Many Trees Down!  Wow! And I'm talking BIG trees. Huge Trees!   In some places, there were entire sections "roped" off for safety reasons.  It was sad to see the amount of damage that occurred, but as Joy wisely pointed out, nature adapts.  All sorts of woodland creatures will make homes in those felled giants.

And speaking of woodland creatures,  we saw  all sorts!  Some we even managed to get pictures of.  It was very overcast when we started the hike and the sun only came out as we neared the exit (of course) so most of the pictures I got were not quite as bright and shiny as usual.  Just something to keep in mind.

We saw many others like cardinals, hawks and those tiny songbirds that don't stand still long enough to get there picture taken drat it all.  Also saw a Raccoon!  Also didn't get a photo of him. Oh well.   I think I'm still a little rusty.  BUT I did get a few other critters:

And for some reason, for a change, I captured quite a number of fungi.  Not usually what draws me but I don't question a muse.  Here are a few of the cutest ones.

And of course, flowers .  Keeping in mind that this is November and that is not our most prolific  blooming  month.  Still,  I was impressed with the variety.

All of the other photos I took are rather rando.  But we all know that is my favourite category so here goes:

I think for the first Photo Safari in awhile, it was not at all bad.  Hopefully we will be able to head out again soon, Somewhere else.   Who knows what we will see?

​Hope you enjoyed coming along for the Curry Creek Hike!