A Late-Autumn Trek

The intrepid adventurers, Sr. Miriam Esther and Sr. Frances Marie, decided to spend the morning of our Thanksgiving Day gaudeamus on a hike through the woods. Clad in the height of deer season fashion (nothing less than the finest neon orange vests!), they made record time, traversing the outer perimeter of the entire woods in just about an hour! They graciously allowed the camera nun to accompany them and snap a few photos before she had to head to the kitchen to finish preparing the culinary festivities. Enjoy!

Into the woods!

Strange leaf galls made by some sort of insect.

crunch, crunch, crunch

Our dear ol’ dinosaur tree. Doesn’t it look like a brontosaurus?

Off the beaten path and into the underbrush.

Exciting tiny mushrooms!

A family of tiny mushrooms.