We hadn't walked around Rocky Woods Reservation since our kids were little. It is a Trustees of Reservations property. As members, we used our free parking pass.
Starting on the Loop Trail we stopped at Chickering Pond where Ben and Julia used to like to feed the ducks. We ate our picnic at this table while we watched birds, a large water snake and insects.
There were many pink lady slippers in blossom. They all appeared individually, not in clusters.
Here we are at the top of Cedar Hill with a group of very nice young people. It's a rather steep climb, rewarded with a beautiful view. Foxboro Stadium can be seen from here.
This adventurous turtle was laying eggs in the middle of the Ridge Trail, high above Notch Pond. Paul says she was about 1000 ft distance and 80 ft elevation above the Pond. I hope her babies make it back down there when they hatch.
At Echo Pond we watched some large polywogs, some with their pre-froggy legs.
The way these trees fell exactly one on the tip of the other seems improbable, but it must have happened.
After Rocky Woods, we dropped in at nearby Powisset Farm. This is also a Trustees property with a very active farm program and CSA. They sell meat as well. We spent quite a bit of time talking to a man who was bringing in some currant vines for the farm. In his retirement he does a lot of farming at his home and makes jams, jellies and other products sold at the farm stand. He and Paul and a lot to talk about, comparing mulch suppliers and so forth.
This is the large of the two sows we saw. Paul estimates she is at least 600 lbs but maybe up to 800.
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