After the rains of Friday, the fungi are really blooming. What color!

This picture was taken on Friday during WelchAllyn's Community Day. These are some of the wonderful volunteers who braved the inclement conditions to take care of the conservation area lands. Thanks to all and especially to Jim Colvin who organized this project with Bill Pavlus.

This family of geese were enjoying the higher water levels due to the rain last night. Wet and slippery walking on the trails. The bridge at the O'Loughlin property looked great after being repaired by our friends from WelchAllyn!

Yesterday, many people from WelchAllyn worked hard helping out the conservation areas by trimming, weed whacking, and replacing boards on a vandalized bridge. Their help was tremendous especially considering the downpour they worked through. The work crew was led by Bill Pavlus and Dick Marx who spend countless hours making the conservation areas an amazing resource for all, Our heart felt thanks go out to all the workers!

Some ferns look so much alike that identification has been hard for me. I believe this picture is a Hay scented fern. The clue to the identification were the little nest shaped sori on the underside of he frond.

Continuing on with ferns, I spotted these Maidenhair ferns along the cliff trial at Guppy Farm today. Another easy fern to identify due to its unique shape.

Also wanted to mention for all those people who like to hike, the meadows near the woods at the Camillus Unique Area off Thompson Road are awash with wildflowers. Hiked there yesterday and was amazed at the beauty of these fields. Saw many kinds of rudebekia, poppies, queen anne's lace, and coreopsis. Definitely worth a visit.

This is what the fishing derby is all about.