Our Farm Walk, 2 months later; photo heavy

[Freedom]

Tasha (front to back), Sugar, Marlin, Lacey.


They don’t normally walk single file, so Sugar tries a pass.


Adventurous Tasha is not interested in giving up the lead, so she veers off into grass . . .


And finds the open field, lol!




Tasha cuts back in – ahead of ME as well!


You can see the results of the deluge of rain we had in April, when there was all the flooding. The grasses are much shorter in the flooded area, and spring right up in the back.


It is not really ALL grass! There are clumps of clover as well.


Marlin and Lacey emerge from the path with walls of grass, into the area with short grass due to the prior flood.


More walkies pics on the way.

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We have a space with short grass so we can spread out. Whew! And see the white wild roses on the left? They are highly fragrant, so this entire stretch smells LOVELY! (To me, not to the dogs, he hee).


Smiley face Tasha shows you large purple clover, smaller white clover, and a yellow flower.


The flooded area didn’t recover well; the farmer will need to reseed it.


Another shot of the wild roses; I have some in my backyard at home as well.


The little yellow flowers grow low to the ground.


Tasha and Marlin head back into an overgrown area.


I think these are called Michealmas Daisies.


There are buttercups all mixed in as well. Do you see the honey bee? Big problem here, as over 1/3 of the honey bee hives died over the winter. Not clear how the farmers are going to manage to get their crops pollinated!


A close up of the wild roses.


Isn't this walk fun? Stand by, will show you some more.

[Freedom]

Now we are at the end of the fields and entering the wooded area. Lots of changes here as well. It is all overhanging with trees, vines, leaves, and ground cover!


Marlin and Tasha pause to cool down in the shade.


The canopy is so dense, my camera turned on the automatic flash for this photo!


So I shut off the flash for this one.


Tasha, Sugar, Marlin and Lacey.


Beautiful ferns have sprouted in the undergrowth!




Tasha: “something has been through here!” (She missed the rabbit, te hee)


“What IS that smell from?” (Tasha has not yet seen a rabbit, so the scent it unfamiliar to her.)


There is still more to see, coming right up.

[Freedom]

Cool path through the woods, under dense canopy.


The leaves cut the sight lines down a lot compared to what we could see in March.


And you can’t see the reservoir as easily now, either!


I had to find a gap in the trees.


See the ripples? Those are from the breeze, as the current is actually in the opposite direction.


Water lilies have appeared along the edge.


Back out into the open (and the hot sun!) along the reservoir.

[Freedom]

This is where the Canadian geese hang out.


Tasha loves to burst out of the woods and race along the open grass, flushing any geese there may be (there were not any the day I took the camera).


Reed grasses have also appeared since March.


I’ve never seen these yellow flowers before. There are many on a branch, they aren’t petals but more like oblong balls! Very tiny.


Since this is where the geese hang out, they poop their green “tootsie rolls” all over the area. This is what is looks like after it is smushed:


By Tasha! (the photos of her I took on the walk, I still had the zoom on, you couldn’t see a thing, just blurs. So I had to take her photos again at home before her bath.)


It is necessary to get some under your ears.


She missed one side, and wants to return. NO!


Going to return to the car soon . . . .

[Freedom]

We cut back to the field to return to the car. Marlin knows the way now!


Back into the wall of grasses.


Sugar: “Which way, Mum?”


There is a main path on the right. We took that regularly for over a month. Then one day I took the less used left path. Marlin is very rigid in his routines; HE went on the right hand path! I kept calling to him and eventually he came bounding THROUGH THE GRASSES! He he heee. I pulled that a second time a few days later. Marlin just kept on going on HIS path, and met us up at the car.

Marlin knows the way and strides out:


Sugar goes ahead as well.


Purple flower


I just get such a kick out of watching fluffs “bounce” as they walk!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83DtAgKO4-I

Off they go, around the final turn and to the car.


Thank you for joining us yet again on our walkies!

[MonicanHonda]

Wow, everything got so green! I just love summer time. Everything is so much more prettier. It really looks like a lot of fun! What an awesome walking place.