Heritage Park

We lived here about 5 years before I discovered this wonderful park just minutes away from where I live.  These are shots from that first visit.  As you walk down one side of the the trail there is a pond to the right.

Immediately upon arriving, I saw a Green Heron take flight.

Unfortunately, I wasn't prepared...so my shots didn't turn out.

But I liked this one of the cattails growing on the edge of the pond.

There were buildings that were overgrown. I think they

left them overgrown on purpose - These are "ruins" of the "Old Brown Farm"

There is a shed behind all of this greenery.

And as we walked out, we passed the pond again and
this guy decided to make an appearance.
My pics really don't do him justice...he is BIG!
This park has about 170 acres so we didn't even hit the tip of it on our first visit. I have been back many times and it is one of my FAVORITE places!

farm art

Success Is To Live Each Moment

Life is a succession of moments. 
To live each one is to succeed. 

~ Corita Kent

Happy Father's Day

This is one of the best shots I have of my Mom and Dad...so

I am re-posting if for Father's Day.

This was their 60th wedding anniversary back in September of last year.

Don't they make a lovely couple??

My Dad has been a wonderful Dad!

He is honest, trustworthy, loyal and he tells it like it is, whether you

want to hear it or not.....but I wouldn't trade

that trait for any. He has been a ROCK for my Mom as

she has been having some memory issues...and he's still

going strong at 85 (actually he'll be 85 in a few weeks)

Above all...he ALWAYS made me feel Loved!

I love you Dad!!

An Amazing Find

Hubby spotted this Great Blue Heron as we

drove by the pond at the Izaak Walton Park.

He was spooked before I could get very close...

Wow, what a wing span!

I have never seen one of these in the wild before.

I apologize for the quality of the shots....I really need a longer lens.

For more info on the Great Blue Heron

visit: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Great_Blue_Heron_dtl.html

Relaxation

Tension is who you think you should be. 
 Relaxation is who you are. 

~ Chinese Proverb 

Being Happy

Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.
~ Sri Chinmoy

A Pond and It's Treasure

(click on the pic to get the extra large view)

This is Hethwood Pond. A nice little pond

within a 7 minute drive of where I live.

On this day it was a HOT 96 degrees, so there

weren't many people out walking the path around

the pond. If you look closely you can see some

lovely benches around the pond, too.

This was one of the treasures I found --  a BIG Turtle!

One of my favorite Turtle Images - HERE