October 2021
October 2 The beautyberry bushes in my garden are full of their tiny purple berries now, looking their best. October 3 The morning sky on my walk with Maddie. I must have left a bit later than usual; it's normally still dark when I head out these mornings. October 6 The pond, still as glass, this morning. Biking home from MIT this afternoon, saw a male wood duck , in all his splendour, paddling along the Muddy River. I hadn't seen one in months as the US Army Corps of Engineers has been dredging and replanting along the Muddy River. Heard a screech owl whinnying in the night, just outside my bedroom window. October 9 Walking to the pond, saw a chipmunk perched on a bush in a neighbor's yard, very cooperative, quite still while I took a couple of photos. Until a few years ago, there were no chipmunks (or rabbits or turkeys) in our neighborhood, but now they're all over the place. At the pond, a great blue heron standing on a rock pile. And a woo...