Our neighborhood is surrounded by beautiful nature reserves and parks. This afternoon we drove a short distance to explore Sheldon Lake Park where acres of untouched marsh and swamplands as well as nature paths and a variety of wildlife live (including alligators). I brought along the camera hoping to capture an image of a swamp-swimming gator. As we entered the park we found this sign which reminded us to "Be Alligator Wise!"
Brian gives a brief tutorial on what species we might encounter on our nature walk.
Paths led us along our way. We came to a fork and chose the "the one less traveled by."
Caroline is eager to see an armadillo. I'm keeping an eye out for alligators.
Nathan hears a little rustling and takes a closer look, could it be a gator?
No such luck. However, he finds shells which seem to satisfy him...
...and wild mushrooms
...and a Texas-size ant hill.
Our path led us to a landmark: "The Bent Pinetree"
Maren is fascinated with the variety of leaves
Caroline enjoys walking next to her big sister, gathering sticks and leaves along the way.
We enjoyed our nature walk and were impressed with the wide range of vegetation and wildlife. However, to our disappointment, there were no alligators.
