Today we celebrated our annual trek to High Ledges, in particular to see the Lady Slippers. We were thrilled to discover a ground nest of either a Vireo or Oven Bird with 4 blue eggs. We quietly took our photos and moved quickly away and of course didn’t disturb the nest or the area around it . It might look like we uncovered the eggs, but that’s exactly how they were. We saw another similar nest last week here in Conway. Very exciting..The first Lady Slippers to be spotted were the yellows. As we made our way along the Wolf Den Trail we at last came to a favorite look out spot and sat and had a few snacks. The view is so good. Then came the pink Lady Slippers, Columbine, among lots and lots of other wildflowers. At last I have seen the Perfoliated Bellwort. It was on my list of wildflowers to actually see as I’ve only seen them in the field guide. Top all of this off with a healthy vernal pool with zillions of tadpoles and egg masses and one green frog (at least that’s all we saw.) A perfect day indeed. xoxo Penny


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