Signs of Spring

One thing you can say for this area is that there is no shortage of parks and conservation areas, on Sunday we went for a walk in Kerncliff Park.  Check out the size of this tree bole we found, it looks like Rose is sitting on a giant brain.

Not much greenery yet and it's still winter coat weather for those of us with nerve endings but we did find some evidence that the world is waking up.  The first catkins I've seen this year.

And in the wetland area a whole flock of Northern Water Snakes basking in a big tangled heap, too far away from the boardwalk to photograph.  Fortunately this one was hanging out on it's own waiting for a photo opp.

Actually, I've just looked up the collective of snake and you can use: den, bed, nest, knot or pit.  How dull, I thought there would have been something far more interesting than that.