June 9

There is an old trail, long fallow, that runs behind the Klingele Fields, beginning at the top of the hill within the woods on the southern end and extending through the ridge. Several years ago, this path was more apparent, but the ice storm of 2010 brought down so many limbs that it is now barely recognizable and most certainly untraveled.

One hundred feet into the woods are the remnants of a camp house that stood here decades ago, belonging I’m told to one of the David sons who worked and hunted these lands long before their development. The trail passes beside the dilapidated structure, then descends somewhat precipitously on the slop that leads to Asnebumskit Pond.

Where the trail begins, I discovered a small patch of wild geranium amid the more plentiful yarrow that is now coming into its own. Also there was a pleasant surprise of blue-eyed grass – something I’ve not seen before, apart from photos in books. It reminded me of lake reed grass or sedge, with flat blades that rise in a clone, each with a cluster of flowers just beneath its top. These blue-eyed plants have groups of small lavender flowers, which catch the passing breeze and cause the whole clone to sway.

Notes:

Wild rose in bloom

Lavender in bloom