Sand Point Marsh Trail

It's only a half mile loop, but the Sand Point Marsh Trail is a neat way to get out and see something besides the beach. I didn't feel like doing another big hike this week, but I wanted to get outside - and this is just down the street for me.

Every time I've walked this trail it's been different. Very distinctly so, because I've only done it a few times. The first time, there were no leaves yet; second time, leaves but not too many flowers. Just a couple of weeks ago there were a lot of bushes blooming; now they have berries. Including blueberry bushes - I made sure to inspect those! At this point there are still only greenberries, but there were a couple that were starting to get a tint of red...

I went at around 5:30, getting some of that late-afternoon glow in the lighting. Part of the loop at the end was blocked off for maintenance, so I went the other way along the North Country Trail, and cut over to the house when I got near the shore. It took a little longer than I expected, but it was fun seeing another aspect of my "neighborhood" here at Sand Point!

This may be a domestic iris that escaped into the swamp, but it sure was pretty!

Wild roses were just starting to bloom - it's going to be really pretty in another week or two!

This view is going to continue changing. It started with bare bushes, then
leafy bushes - but now the cattails are coming through and taking over!

This was too far away to see well, but a pretty pink!

These little fish were in a deeper section near the end. They kept swirling to the
surface - every time a bug landed, there would be a miniature feeding frenzy!

There really were a lot of them!

Cutting across the sand to my house, I saw a lot of ant lion pits.
These insects dig a pit trap and lie in wait at the bottom!

A perfect inverted cone - almost a reverse anthill! 

I've seen deer a number of times now, but never long
enough to get a photo. Here's proof they're around!