Hike at Heuston Woods State Park

It was a beautiful spring day so I decided to take the daughter for a hike. Last year I still had to backpack her if I wanted to take a hike somewhere. This year she is getting bigger and can walk longer. She has so much energy she needs to run it off! We went to Heuston Woods State Park.

 

 

 

She ran ahead most of the time! We took the Big Woods trail. The woods are made up of  old maple and beech trees.

 

There she goes again, still running.

 

 May apples covered the ground in places

 

Trillium  is my favorite spring wildflower. It is illegal in some states to pick it because it seriously damages the plant and will not flower the next year.

Toad Trillium. It only grows in woods that have never been cleared.

This one is called Spring Beauty. The tuber it grows from is edible, kinda like a potato.

These are Dutchmans Breeches

 Beech trees

We found this snail

 

Yellow Trout Lily

 

She said she needed a walking stick but i don't know why, she didn't do any walking! 

 

Spring has Sprung! Finally!

Winter was entirely to long. I feel like I hibernated through it. My mom told me when I was a kid I was done with winter in January. I remember sitting on the warm radiator in the dining-room looking out at the bare trees and the birds huddled in the bushes trying to stay warm. When the sun comes out and things start turning green I come alive! My mom also said I was solar powered which is still true today. We moved to Ohio last June while it was green but summer seemed to fly by and before I knew it the leaves were turning colors. So I am totally excited about spring this year.