Out for a Stroll

This morning my daughter and I took a walk through a nature area.  This nature area had woodlands, prairie, and wetlands, so we were able to check out many different types of life.  Animal life was a bit sparse and my daughter was disappointed about that, but she had fun walking on the path through the prairie grass that was taller than her.  Along the way we saw this cool looking tree:

Weird Tree

It was the only tree we encountered like it so I'm not sure what is going on here.  We also saw several large fallen trees from a recent storm that swept through.  We also found a small pond in the wetland area:

Pond

We had a fun time this morning before it became too hot out.  I mentioned in a previous post that parents and kids, especially dads and daughters, should enjoy a park, or in this case, a nature area together.  Most of these are free to visit.  I paid 25 cents for parking, but the nature area itself was free.  We didn't have any special plans for today's visit.  It was an excellent way to kill some free time.  So take advantage of places such as this in your area.  Your kids will love it!  Mine sure did.