Saturday Run and Hike (and Swim and Bike)

Today was an active day for the Snowplug clan. I was up and out the door at 5:50 am for a run on the Snowplug loop. It was a beautifully quiet morning to be out in the woods. Scared up a deer by Barnes Leap, listened to the rushing water, and enjoyed the bunchberries, ladyslippers, starflowers, blue bead lilies out along the trail. Got in a nice, fairly quick 6 miles and got home before everyone woke up. Then it was Ryan's turn to run  and he headed over to Bradbury while Sam and I hit the road to the Y for Sam's swim lessons. After swimming, Sam and Anne had some fun on the gymnastic equipment, bouncing and jumping around on the mats and walking on the balance beam.

My parents headed this way after lunch and we decided to take advantage of the blue skies to head over to the Cathance for a nice hike. Sam did great hiking, and we all had a really good time. Along with flowers, we saw a snake, a Phoebe, a porcupine (!) and two frogs.

Sam leading the way

Painted trillium

Ladyslipper

Yeehaw! We love nature tracking!

Sam and Daddy along the river (Sam with her collecting bag)

Hands in the air!

Sam with Neenie and Pippi

Blue bead lilies

Bunchberry

Gotta touch the water

Porcupine!

Then after we came home and had a snack, we went back out so Sam could ride her bike for a while before dinner. Phew! An active, and fun, Saturday :-)