A Sublime Sunday in Town

For this week's #sublimesunday, as inspired by @c0ff33a, we took a family bike ride through our local marsh. The fun thing about the marsh is that it is in town, and only a five minute ride from our home.

The rain was heavy again last week, and the trails were closed for a few days due to flooding. Fortunately, the water receded enough by this weekend for families to enjoy the area.

With the higher waters, that also implies gnats and mosquitoes. I didn't put any bug spray on, and opted instead for the June flannel look; still, when you are old like me, it's more about utility than function. At least that what's I keep telling my wife (she doesn't believe me).

Aside from the high water, there were beautiful blue skies:

A moth in flight that my daughter and I followed:

Bull thistle in bloom:

Also, some wild strawberries/raspberries along the trail. I wasn't feeling brave today, so I didn't nibble.

All in all, it was a beautiful day to do a family bike ride. I of course brought along my new camera and lens in hopes of catching some water birds, but luck was not with me. The last time through this area, we saw herons and plenty of geese. No love today.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my #sublimesunday in the green. As always, I hope you too had a wonderful Sunday and weekend as well. Until next weekend, hoping everyone has a wonderful start to the new week!