Bear cubs fearlessly search hill and dale for succulent berries and bugs, while cottontails cautiously graze the grasslands. Soaring above, hawks relax in the warm summer thermals. A symphony of insect's strike up a chorus line by rubbing or clicking legs and wings. Colorful and delicate butterflies dance from flower to flower, fluttering about, searching for sweet nectar-their version of heaven. Honeybees, the busiest of things, scour the countryside for clover and goldenrod.
Steams are alive as camouflaged critters try to survive.
A water snake patiently waits in ambush. He must eat too. The box turtle may be the most patient and self-contained creature of all. Turtles live a long time. Maybe they are telling us something.