Bald Eagle Spotted

Bald Eagle Spotted from the Bridge over the Pond Overlook

This past Tuesday proved to be a very quiet and peaceful walk out on the trail of the Greensprings Interpretive Greenway Trail.  Just about the time I was telling myself that "there is nothing out here today", I noticed far off in the distance a very VERY large bird on a tree limb high above the main portion of the wetlands.  I tried the best I could to get photos of this magnificent creature, however my camera was just inadequate for the distance that had to be covered. 

Historic Green Spring 2011

This year on October 8th, 2011 the Friends of Green Spring will host their Annual Public Tour from 10:00am until 12:00 noon.  Parking is at the Historic Jamestown Island parking area.  There will be transportation provided from the Island to the are of Green Spring Plantation. 

http://www.historicgreenspring.org/

For more information, resources of the history of the area, newletters from Friends of Green Spring please see their website posted above. or

http://www.historicgreenspring.org/resources.php

According to the Friends of Green Spring website:

The Friends

The Friends of the National Park Service for Green Spring, incorporated in 1997, is a non-profit organization dedicated to researching, preserving, and presenting Historic Green Spring and its history for public education and enjoyment. The Colonial National Historic Park has been the steward of Green Spring since 1966.

Green Spring

Built as a home for Governor Sir William Berkeley in 1645, Green Spring is located three miles from Jamestown, near Williamsburg, Virginia. This historical site, while closed to the public, is significant in its potential for learning about the complex roots of what we know today as the United States of America.

I had a magnificent time last year attending the days events.  The National Park Rangers offered excellent information and the "Friends" were a great group of people to meet.

My photos of the 2010 event can be seen at:

http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6074972234073998523#editor/target=post;postID=1127991342676040368

Thank-you Greenspring Neighbor

One man fighting boredom when his electicity was out was a act of generosity to those using the trail!

Thank-you to the crews from James City County who cleared the trail so quickly around Greensprings Interpretive Trail.  Within a matter of 2 or 3 days the many trees across the trail were cleared away or cut into pieces so the trail could be used. 

A Special thank-you to the retired Gentlemen who was being a great neighbor to all who use the trail by clearing a large portion of the Capital Bike trail with his leafblower.  Keeping himself entertained while the electricity was still out was a gift to the entire community. The photo below shows what the rest of the trail looked like.

Aftermath of Hurricane Irene 2011

Effects of Hurricane Irene on Greensprings Interpretive Trail

During the weekend that the area of Jamestown, Williamsburg, James City County were seeing the effects of Hurricane Irene, the waters quickly rose upon the Wetlands at Greensprings Interpretive Trail.  While we had some winds and a lot of rain, there were often periods of a sort of calm.  The rain continued but there was a break from the damaging winds. 

At about 6 pm the storm had almost arrived right over head.  During a band of green on the weather channel, we took our two labradors out for a walk to stretch their legs after a long day stuck in the house.  As we were playing in puddles out on Main Land Farm, the winds began to kick in again and there was some concern getting back to our home through the trails which wander through the park.  By about 7 pm, the beginning of the worst winds arrived to the Jamestown area. 

Throughout the day we had endured quite a show from Irene.  After 7 pm the worst of the storm arrived and I am willing to predict the most damage occurred after this time closer to 8 and 9 pm.  Until that time we had power which was lost at about nine.  We all got through the night well. I was on the trail at 7 am on Sunday morning to find a great deal of damage that had not been present 12 hours earlier.