Nature Walk in Kentfield

Nature Walk: Creekside Wetlands

4/29

My place of choice to walk to and observe the nature in Kentfield was the wetland area of Creekside Park, which is right across from Marin General Hospital.  I chose this area because it is diverse both in geography and life.  It was a very sunny day and there was a good amount of wind.  I could hear the kids playing at the park, and I could even hear tennis balls being hit at the local Ross Valley tennis club.  Of course, there was a constant buzz of cars flying by the path.  Bikers and runners came by occasionally.  I noticed a lot of bird life by the creek.  There were a lot of birds on the side of the Corte Madera Creek that were picking at food on the shore of the water.  Unfortunately, aside from the birds I noticed little animal life.  The only weather I noticed was the beating hot sun and the wild winds, which came in sporadic gusts.  It was a very lively scene, though, with kids playing on the field and park. 

5/4

This time, there weren’t kids playing in the park.  There was still the bustle of cars, but even that seemed fainter.  This time I had chose to go at around seven thirty in the evening.  The skies were clear and blue just like last time, and as I sat there for a while the sun began to set.  This time the insects in the area were making most of the noise instead of the cars, which was soothing.  I noticed that there were a few people biking home from work, which was also something to be positive about.  I looked along the horizon as the sun set and there wasn’t much discoloration from smog.  This was a great thing to see, because in some places (like Los Angeles) there is so much smog that the sky turns colors.  It was a very healthy looking place.  Here are some pics from my place of observation!