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In the beginning...
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...we gathered for a walk in the woods.
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As we started on the trail to the inlet...
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...we stopped to enjoy the beauty of Marilla Brook.
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A friendly group had gathered...
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...to share the beauty of nature.
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From the ending of a tree...
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to the beginning of the trail upstream,
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...we paused often for photos, sounds and sights.
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Remnants of autumn...
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...appeared...
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all about us...
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...both up close...
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and further away.
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Our little group of ten walkers,
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...from Kathy's Olean Hiking group...
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...ambled along amiably...ooo, bad alliteration!
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A 350,000,000 year old fossil,
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an everchanging stream,
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and a fleeting fungus...
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as well as big, huge trees, peppered the landscape.
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Gently flowing...
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...to meandering...
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...to rapid small dropping waterfalls,
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the sights and sounds...
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...delighted us.
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Pause and listen in your mind's ear.
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Puffballs and moss help a log to decay...
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...and a jelly fungus clings tightly.
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Autumn trees prepare for our coming winter...
