nature's passage: branches bridging the brown waters of a forest ditch in tranquil serenity

banks concealed creek dampness dark brown depth ditch earthy fallen leaves flowing foliage forest gully inky marshy mire mossy muddy murky murmuring narrow overgrown puddle reeds reflections ripples saturated shaded shadowed shallow silted sinking snaking soggy stagnant stagnation stream submerged swampy tangled tannin twisting underbrush undergrowth water wetland wooded tranquility