From our walk this morning... Once I started taking pictures of the deer, I got inspired to take more photos, and basically just photographed the whole rest of the walk since it is so pretty:
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| If you look closely, you can see the deer looking through the bush at us |
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| A pretty bend in the trail |
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| Always wondered about the history of this rock wall |
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| Another view of the same rock wall |
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| I have seen people stopped to pick this...I wonder what it is -- sort of looks like parsley, but wouldn't want to eat it |
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| Pretty bend in the stream |
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| Bench to sit on -- seems to attract couples |
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| "Something smells good." |
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| Middle Gate |
Below is a very pretty section of the wall behind Middle Gate. There is a cherub above a very worn engraved section which if you look carefully is a quote from the Bible, Jeremiah 48:17 " All ye that are about Him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod":
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| You have to look very carefully to read the engraving on this
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| Close-up of cherub on engraved section |
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| Back of Middle Gate |
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| Cabell's Mill, historical gristmill |
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| Middle Gate |
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| A pretty Magnolia tree |
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| Middle Gate |
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| Information marker |
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| Day lilies -- how pretty |
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| Day lilies blooming at the side of Cabell's Mill by the dogwood tree that was blooming a couple of months ago |
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| Bridge, a portion of which was damaged by flooding this past fall |
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| Across the road, the path continues on to Walney Pond and Walney house |
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| Entrance to Middle Gate |
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| Wishing Well |
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| The wall is built to accommodate this cedar tree |
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| Rocky Run |
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| Some large rocks along the path |
There are so many different kinds of plant and animal life in Ellanor C. Lawrence Park. I think it is wonderful that they have documented it: plant life here , mammals here, reptiles here and bird life here. There is even a Great Blue Heron that comes through which I was lucky enough to have seen before. Below are three different kinds of ferns I noticed on the walk today:
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| Fern with a flower |
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| Another different fern |
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| Third kind of fern |
Back home.
