Although I’ve been back many times in all seasons, my first
visit to Falk Park was most memorable. A personal quest to see wildflowers
motivated me. Brian Russart, Natural Areas Coordinator for the Milwaukee County
Parks Department, had recommended Falk. The small parking lot was easy to find,
on Rawson Avenue just off the exit from I-94 in Oak Creek. Although it was a
pleasant day in early spring there were no cars in the lot when I arrived.
I walked along a wide path that led more or less straight
into the forest. Most of the trees were bare. The only leaves still clinging to
gray branches were desiccated leftovers from the year before. The ground, swaddled
in dead leaves, was likewise brown and gray. Where were the flowers, I
wondered? ....
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