I did an experiment this morning. The Biodiversity trail is a short 2.5kms. I wanted to see if I could create a longer hike. I've been walking the outer loop but today I started in the usual spot, hiking clockwise until I got to the smaller loop within the big one. Starting on the large one, moving to the small one, coming back to the large one and hiking back to where I started created a nice 1.5 hour outing this morning. Perfect.

The leaves and grasses were still covered in morning dew. The sun reflected off the droplets creating sparkles along the trail. The pileated woodpecker called through the trees. A hawk soared overhead. Butterflies and dragonflies flew from flower to flower. The swan family was on the opposite side of the pond. A mama duck had her wings full, trying to get her 14 ducklings to follow her.

As I came around the final bend on the trail, I happened across a young hare. It sat in a sunny hollowed out spot. I managed to get by without disturbing it. What a great early morning hike.

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