The great outdoors...

The weather continues to be beautiful where we are, and recent photos definitely have been skewed toward nature and creature scenes...

 Pinwheels have begun to accumulate in our yard...

Lots of maple seeds this year, lined every crevice... 

 Frying Pan Park equestrian events, 04.14.12...

 Same day, reptile theme b-day party at ECL...

 Local lizard today at BRMC, Little Brown Skink?

 Local snake enjoying the weather as well...

 Lots of use of our new butterfly net today...

 The hawks circling at the top...

 H posing in a "cave", today for the first time she walked all the way up the hill on her own power, without having to be carried, we were pretty proud of her.  :)

 B spotted this gorgeous Luna Moth on the way down...

 More of the unfurling ferns...

Black Ground Beetle?  The last non-human thing we saw on today's walk before crossing back over the tracks to the parking lot...