Commons and Coleman Farm

Headed out to run the Commons and Coleman Farm again this afternoon. A bit cooler and more blustery today than on Sunday, but just as sunny and lovely out on the trails. Saw goldthread, wild oats, trout lilies, purple and white violets, a few patches of trailing arbutus, starflowers (no flowers yet), wood anemone and lily of the valley along the way. Saddened to not see any trillium, and surprised to only see a few ladyslipper leaves poking through. Hopefully the ladyslippers will come out soon. Scared up a pair of Great Blue Herons in the salt marsh along the Coleman Farm trails, saw one little chipmunk along the trail, and noted a number of turtles sunning themselves in the ponds out by Meadowbrook. Got in a nice 8 miles.