Cumberland Pond
Parvin State Park
We made an early morning trip to Tuckahoe for another county and stopped at an old Methodist church cemetery with a few Revolutionary War vets before heading to the woods for the rest of the day. We started our outdoors day with a short walk at Cumberland Pond. We had just left the parking lot when Ali spotted prickly pear. It's not exactly rare, but it isn't something we see every day. The pond was filled with water lilies. When I was walking toward the pond, I spotted the swallows at a nesting box. They weren't happy to see me, but stayed long enough for me to snap a few photos. Later on our walk Ali spotted a nice green heron. She saw it very early and spent a long time trying to help me spot it. He was quite successful with his hunting along the edge of a small island just offshore.
We spent most of the remaining day with some quiet hikes at Parvin State Park and Malaga Lake. We both really liked Parvin. It was peaceful with lots of benches to hang out and wait for the turtles to climb out on logs. There were a few really large box turtles at the park. I hoped for a good shot of them, but had to settle for a few less cautious painted ones.
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