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We visited one of our favorite nature places today.

The weather was beautiful and we wandered and explored without an agenda.

Feeding the fish is always a priority.

There are so many pretty things growing everywhere you look.

Do you see the fake bird squirting water from it's beak in the pond?  That was being controlled via a push button by my kiddos.  :)  It was kind of a big hit. 

One of my favorite spots:  "painting" with water on a cement slab.  So simple and ingenious.

A puppet show occurred briefly.

And then off to the musical forest we went.

That was followed by some balancing and climbing.

And then into the stone garden for some raking and rock hopping.

The new-last-year, larger-than-life bee hive is pretty cool.

And I thought this little spot of color was awfully cheerful.  So pretty!

I asked for a quick smile on the little stream bridge, and Sophie just had too much to say.  Lord knows what she was chattering on about.

Oh, I would just love a little "gazebo" like this in our backyard!

The "River Walk" was saved for nearly the end.  The hike itself is far more interesting than the final destination, just FYI.

Listening to the ocean inside of a sea shell.

The sun got considerably warmer and layers were shed on our way back.

Another stop at the painting spot.

And then we headed out.

There was a book sale going on that we browsed on our way out, but nothing really caught our eye.

So the Clay Center park was our next stop.  Why?  Because it has a merry-go-round.  Duh.

More chattering from the train conductor.

Gorgeous summer clouds above us.

And then a packed lunch in the shelter house after a hefty squirt of hand sanitizer.  ;)

Sibling secrets.

And garden green beans.

The end.