FOWWOS

 

The extensive and intricate root system shows how this tree has grown over the rocky soil at the edge of a shelf of land. Quite a view. (Location: Upper Millstone Trail, entrance opposite Joanne St. Photo by D. E. Siegel)

 

A quiet, turbid stream flows between trees and bushes. This scene is visible from a WW public road. (Location: Off Meadow Road near Clarksville Rd. The stream is a branch of the Big Bear Brook. Photo by D. E. Siegel)

 

Multiple layers of plants show off this piece of open space. In front are colorful wildflowers. Behind them are bushes, and behind them are young trees, and in the background is a denser, more established stand of trees of a different type. (Location: Near the PSE&G right-of-way, off Old Trenton Rd. Photo by D. E. Siegel)

 

In a natural, preserved setting, the full life cycle is maintained -- trees grow, fall, and decay to form the basis of new life. The open leaf-covered area in the foreground contrasts with the denser undergrowth beyond. . (Location: Upper Millstone Trail, entrance opposite Joanne St. Photo by D. E. Siegel))

 

More river than you thought we had in West Windsor. The peaceful stream is seen between the trunks of overhanging trees. (Location: Upper Millstone Trail, entrance opposite Joanne St.Photo by D. E. Siegel)

 

This branch provides a sunning spot for small turtles, and a perch for the occasional bird. (Location: Off Rabbit Hill Rd, between Bennington Dr and Kinder Ct. Photo by D. E. Siegel)

Native Wildflowers gone to seed, along the Millstone Preserve trail. (Photo by M Shallcross 6 December 2008.)

Pipsissewa (Wintergreen) pokes through the leaf cover, on the Millstone Preserve trail. (Photo by M Shallcross 6 December 2008.)

An Oak tree with an attached fungus lending color to the trunk, along the Millstone Preserve trail. (Photo by M Shallcross 6 December 2008.)

 

Geese swimming on the Millstone River, seen from the Millstone Preserve Trail. (Photo by M Shallcross 6 December 2008.)