Yup, too nice a day for one picture, Found this coltsfoot flower on a southwestern slope on the red trail of the O'Loughlin property.

The gray skies moved away and left a wonderful afternoon. This little guy thought so, too.

40 degrees and light rain, but in the woods buds are a swelling and things are a growing! Here are some leeks coming up off of the Bob Sykes trail.

Beware! This is a plant that is blooming now along the walk to Guppy Waterfall and on the O'Loughlin property on the red trail. Do not touch it. There are toxins in the bark, leaves (although they are not out right now) and in the berries that will appear later on. This is from the Nova Scotia Museum: "Daphne, also called spurge laurel, lady laurel, paradise plant, or dwarf bay, is a small shrub about 1–1.5 metres in height. It blooms in early spring, before the appearance of the leaves, with sweet-scented, rose-purple flowers clustered about the stem." It is one of our first flowers but the beauty is one to be very cautious with.

It was with dismay that we found a fire smoldering today at the waterfall lookout. Obviously, some attempt to put it out had occurred but not a very thorough one. We hiked back down to our cars, found some water bottles, filled them up at the stream and doused the fire. The only place for fires on the conservation lands is by the lean-to at the Federal Farm.

Lots of sunlight, not warm though, after yesterdays rain. This was on the other side of the creek as you walk to Guppy Falls.

Hepatica leaves mingled with last fall's leaves. Flowers will follow.

Another wonderful sunny day with a slight breeze, drying everything out. Found these little wild leeks poking up straining for that sun.

We're blessed with another wonderful day. Trails are still muddy but slowly drying. Lots of evidence of water from last weekend. I saw these footprints in some new mud from runoff.

Way too nice a day to be inside. I went walking at the O'Loughlin property today. Lots of mud.

Must have short pileated woodpeckers here at Mabel Reynold's! We noticed several trees with holes near the ground.

Walked at Mabel Reynolds Nature Preserve today. We were amazed at the numerous deer trails. Came upon two grouse who took off in a whirr as we interrupted the afternoon quiet time.

The other thing we saw today was a sure sign of spring!

Water, water, water! We walked the Bob Sykes trail today. Lots of water running under the bridge and light rain in the air. Once on the other side of the wetland, we continued south on the trail and saw the effect of the warm weather of this week and the heavy snows last month coursing down the hillside creating many small and delightful waterfalls. Waterproof footgear is a must right now.

Spring is getting closer. Geese were filling the air today, a red tail hawk was chased by two crows and rabbit damage shows under melting snow! Lots of mud, too, but not on the trails.

A wonderful day to be out watching the snow melt and run over the waterfall. Intrepid souls have been up here on skis, snowshoes and just walking. There even is a snowman watching the falls. On the flats above the falls, you can see a path across the stream where the deer have crossed.

Lots of places where deer bedded down for the night in the hemlocks east of Gully Road.