The honeybees of Rock Point are thriving. They seem to dance in the late fall sunshine, the nearby gardens alive with them.

Fallen leaves are everywhere right now, providing a lively burst of color and a satisfying crunch underfoot-- a grand finale to the foliated season.

Tyler Pastorok, Land Steward & Educator at Rock Point Commons In our most recent session of Reading Rock Point, we spent the day learning all about trees. We asked questions like “What is a tree?”, “What are the parts of a tree?”, and “Which tree is this?” We spent a lot of time on that last question, building a foundation for tree identification skills. The day can be a bit of a firehose of information. On a short walk through Rock Point, you’ll easily encounter more than 30

photos and writing by Lorna Dielentheis, local naturalist & contributing author Spring is a season of temporality. Vernal pools,...