1. On the far side of the narrow island, yellow-green marsh grass shimmered in the sunlight. 2. Others tested their scooters on the hills, whizzing past fledgling oaks, marsh grasses and scruffy chaparral. 3. Our path looped back to connect with the creek downstream, where the banks were thinner and fields of marsh grasses were perceptible just beyond the scrim of shrubs. 4. The area is partially obscured by tall marsh grasses. 5. The fast-growing weeds can double the area they cover in two weeks, crowding out native plants and marsh grasses. 6. The ones salvaged earliest are those beached on the mud flats closest to shore where marsh grass now grows through their frames. 7. The view from the roof showed an egret, which stood bright white against the green marsh grasses. 8. They gathered berries in the spring, chestnuts in the fall and also ate potatoes, mushrooms and marsh grasses. 9. Tufts of green poke through still straw-gold stretches of marsh grass. 10. The image is transmitted through the marsh grass and into the wooden, three-story institute building, where visitors can watch the broadcast live. |