Erie National Wildlife Refuge

I walk there a lot. There are 5 different trails in the two divisions of the refuge, 2 which i visit on a weekly basis, at least. Today I saw a doe, a lot of flowers, geese and many different songbirds. I always take the dog with me, and take the baby most of the time. He can do a 3 mile hike on my back pretty easily. Occasionally, when I stop to snap a photograph of something interesting, he gets impatient and says "Vroom" Which in this case, means "keep moving."

The wood anemonies had finished blooming. I only found signs of seed pods, and lots of other flowers. The yellow daisy-like thing is golden ragwort. The small white flower is Canadian Mayflower, and the ball-like white flowers are wild sasperilla. Ye-haw!
I also got our nearest neighbors to pose for a quick photo before I left for the hike this morning.
I can hear their babies cheeping when I go in and out the door. The birdhouse is hung, literally a foot from our door. The chickadees don't seem to mind our comings and goings at all though.

So, all in all, it was a productive day. I got the trim done, washed the car inside and out, stopped at the library to check out a few guidebook, trimmed some of the shrubs, and watched Ratatouille curled up on the couch with the baby. Good day. Time for more baby cuddling and some reading.