Around Osan

Fall Foliage One of the more stunning trees in Autumn is the Ginko (pronounced Jinko in Korean). The reds and golds we normally associate with Autumn are shamed by the Ginko display.
They line the entrance to the ROKAF area	Overlooking K-9 kennels from Hill 170 in the direction of the Doolittle Gate, the Ginko trees overwhelm the autumn colors of the other trees (original image, 904kb)
Backlit by the sun makes the Ginko seem almost electric	Non-Ginko trees, on the other hand, have been totally denuded
Making the Invisible Visible Walking around Osan Air Base, there are many different sights to see. However, some of them require special conditions to get your attention. A foggy morning made the engineering feats of spiders visible when droplets of water collected on the webs.
Spider's web is stretched high over the roadway on Hill 170	A closer look at the extensive web that this spider built	Another web intricately woven into the shrubbery	Another web anchored on an electic pole and a signpost
On clear days, I see only birds up high on the fence	This web above the sidewalk stretches between trees	Ambitious spider attaches web to comm vehicle antenna	Another spider creates a masterpiece on comm truck
I first reported this one in Feedback in Flora & Fauna	It stretched across sidewalk between pole and tree	This web is below a dining hall light that attracts lots of bugs	That explains why so many spiders have moved in here
Looks like Spiderman visited the Personnel building	And now for something completely different. Female pheasants on Hill 170 out for breakfast, taking advantage of the protection offered by the morning fog to come out from the trees and underbrush where they are normally heard unseen.	One pheasant is visible near the center of the picture	Two others are visible to the right and slightly lower
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