French philosopher and author Albert Camus called autumn “a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” It’s an apt description when the woods are filled with leaves of red,
Thanks to its designation as a cemetery in 1870, the 5-acre patch at Weston Cemetery Prairie remained untouched by the plow. It is a remnant prairie that retained original plant material.
WESTON â The first thing you notice when you pull into the small parking lot at Weston Cemetery Prairie is how colorful everything is.
Yellows, purples, oranges, whites and greens. And thatâs just the wildflowers. It doesnât count the birds, butterflies and dragonflies of various hues darting about under the blue sky.
The second thing you notice is how thick the vegetation is.
There are no trails here, and walking through the prairie gives you a newfound appreciation of the challenges faced by pioneers who settled this area.