after a bit of a drive... we've arrived!

a turtle sunning

do not frolick?

an interresting vine plant

 
grapes & apples

the greenery is slowly starting to fade away

samantha is enjoying all the different flowers

so are the bees

 
plants and berries

goldenthread?

 
something & touch-me-not

unknown

unknown

one of the many boardwalks

a mutation?!

 
arrowhead flowers

nature's mines!

samantha can't keep up with all this excitement

unknown

ribbit! (there were lots of frogs)

 
more little flowers

colourful moss

 
flora

the geese are making sure we are behaving

 
marsh vegetation

dainty flowers

more arrowhead flowers

rubby and samantha up on the observation 'tower'

looks like the insects fun the leaves tasty.

a dragonfly coming in for a closer look

a very colourful hike.

nature springing into action

 
flora

two pods on a tree

bulbs... already bloomed... or about to bloom?

 
Birdsfoot Trefoil

a monarch butterfly

a closer look

samantha finds everything very interesting.

flora

mother nature packed us a snack!

a pryramid on an island?

poofy!

 
morning glory & unkown spikey bulb

lots of different plants

left-over rose bloom

this would be enough for a few jars of elderberry jam

boat!

purple aster?

taking a break for a drink

a huge mushroom

lily pads in the marsh

rubby searching for animals

i guess i'm still too small for the sun cover to work properly

samatha is trying to steal daddy's drink

a view of the picnic area