September 20, 2012
It’s Thursday, so it is SeeMore Explorers day! Last week, we used an observation log to try to figure out what kind of animal we were seeing. But some weeks, I just want to go somewhere and enjoy many things I can see. I may not know exactly what they all are, but I can enjoy the experience of being out in nature.
That’s what I did last weekend when I visited the Innisfree Garden, in Dutchess County, outside New York City. Innisfree Garden was created in the hollow surrounding Tyrrel Lake - a large, deep natural lake. The garden keepers pump water from the lake through a huge system of underground pipes, so that there is water everywhere you look in the garden. There are fountains, pools, streams, waterfalls, and sculptures that spout water (you can walk under them on a hot day!).
I walked all the way around Tyrrel Lake, and here’s what I saw:
A lovely lake full of lily pads, puffy cumulus clouds dotting the blue sky.
A turtle sunning on a log.
A pink lily flower, one of the last of the summer.
A green frog just before he leaped with a squeak to try to catch a dragonfly (he missed).
A water sculpture shooting streams of droplets into the air.
A rotting log, covered with moss, full of life inside.
A blue heron gingerly wading through the lily pads on delicate, long legs.
A mossy path leading to more beautiful sights.
My lovely wife Liz, smiling at me.
Posted by: Seymour Simon
