evening walk

barn swallow

chipmunk

catbird

cottontail 

When I left for work this morning I threw my boots and 

a pair of heavy socks into the backseat of my car.

At day's end I drove to the Pool Wildlife Sanctuary for a walk.

The air was thick with humidity and dark clouds threatened a downpour

but I was undeterred and shoved a plastic bag in my back pocket 

in case I needed to protect my camera.

A few minutes out and I was drenched in sweat but the sky began to clear.

Although I've walked this park many times I'd never wandered this particular trail.

It was overgrown in places but busy with fauna and fowl tending their young.

Rabbits and chipmunks tried to lure me away from their babies while

the swallows took a more aggressive approach and dive-bombed my head!

Bees where busy on the meadow flowers and

wild raspberries and strawberries lined the path.

A wonderful way 

to close my day.