The east side of our property is a slope down to a valley, mostly covered in trees, about an acre in size. Yesterday I hiked down the hill, and took a bunch of pictures of the trees. I typically only go down there around this time of year, as it gets a bit overgrown in the summer, plus there are a lot of blackberry brambles, which aren’t much fun when wearing shorts in the warm weather.

This first picture gives a pretty good indication of the slope; not super-steep, but fairly significant:

A bunch more pictures of trees, with occasional comments; won’t you join me for a stroll?  You’ll just have to imagine the birdsong:

Looking across the valley at the bottom of the property:

Looking up towards the potting shelter near the beehives:

Private property sign:

Base of the tallest tree on our property:

Looking up at that tree, which forks to two trunks. I haven’t measured how tall it is, but I’d estimate somewhere around 100 feet — certainly not the tallest tree near us, but the tallest on our property:

Blackberry brambles, which cover a sizable portion of the hill; quite the menace:

A moss-covered fallen tree branch:

There are lots of ferns enjoying the shade, too:

A somewhat recently fallen tree:

It landed on the boundary fence:

Looking along the length of the fallen tree:

Part of the slope is covered with grass, which we used to mow, but in recent years have left wild. Looking up the hill to seedlings I transplanted a few years ago; the pond is beyond the top of the hill:

On the edge of the trees is a nursery of seedlings:

Which is slowly spreading up the hill, including a pine tree seedling:

And a bunch of fir tree seedlings:

I hope you enjoyed joining me on this small hike.