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Setting thesaurus entry: woods at night
There is a forest entry already, but I think that at night the woods can be an entirely different setting, full of mystery and sometimes fear. I figured it deserverd its own entry i notice how other senses are utilized more so than sight an unusual occurance.
Sight
Dark tree trunks, shadows, overhanging limbs across the path seen at the last second, clumps of bushes, barely visible black trails snaking through the under growth, moon shining through a lattice of leaves, patchy sky and stars seen in glimpses through tree breaks, tall shadowed pines streching up like arrows into the sky, streaks of cloud against the....
Sounds
Wind slipping through leaves, cracking and growth with each step, creaking tree trunks the flutter of wings unseen;snapping twigs, grass and weed sliding against pant legs, breathing sounds, coyote calls, fox yipping, wolves howling, snarls, padding feet a long a trail a grunt of pain catching a root Or tripping Or dead fall a rip of.
Smells
Rich earth, rotting leaves, pine needles, fresh air, a slight scent of flowers earthy fungus tree sap, wild animal musk, possibly the spray of a skunk, green growing things, moss.
Tastes
Sweat on lips, dryness in throat sometimes a cold metalic tang if lots of stone is present.
Touch
Cobwebs in face, cold dawy leaves sliding across skin, slipping on wet leaves and mushrooms, tripping on bumpty roots, stones, dead fall, thorns scratching skin scrapes and cut on hands from falling in dark, pine needles embeded in skin during fall, twisting and jurking at every unfamiliar sound holding hands out toward off unseen obstacles like tree.