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I don't know if I didn't sleep well, the overall weariness from a long week catching up to me or just old age but I woke up feeling exhausted today and have been dragging a bit because of it.  As a result, I seriously considered skipping my walk today, especially since yesterday's walk was a bit of a bust photo-wise. However, this is one of the very few spring-like days we've had so far this year, and I realized it would be a shame to waste weather that was sunny and warm without yet reaching a point where it is too hot. So, I reluctantly forced myself to go. My photo taking was much like yesterday's. There wasn't much cooperating with me, including a camera that insists on focusing on just about anything other than what I'm trying to get a photo of. However, I still managed to get some photos. This includes a couple of a red-winged blackbird that followed me through the park, squawking and flapping its wings at me because I apparently got too close to its n...

I didn't see any deer or woodchucks on my walk today. However, the turtles are starting to hatch, and I did come across a silver-dollar-sized one on one of the trails. Since it is finally starting to feel like spring, I also got some spring-like shots while I was at it.

I didn't have a lot of luck on my walk today. The critters that cooperated with me managed to still be in a bad spot (like the garter snake that popped out two feet from me) and I just couldn't get a good angle. And then there were those that didn't cooperate at all, like the falcon that liked to hang out right in front of the sun and the turkey that showed up after I was in my car and driving back to the office. However, I managed to get this photo at least. 

I wasn't sure what the weather was going to do today and, expecting rain by lunch, I decided to get a walk in this morning. As it turns out, it was a nice day today and I was able to do both, getting a variety of photos. Here are some of them:

It is a bright and sunny day out today, but man is that wind wicked. I ended up cutting my morning walk short but did manage to get out at lunch. The trails were muddy from the recent rain and because of the wind, it was hard to get photos without my hands rocking back and forth, but I did manage some.

It was a beautiful day today, so we took a family trip out to Horicon Marsh, visiting the opposite side, near the education center, to change things up a bit. Here are some of my photos:

The rain we had yesterday left the park fairly flooded, and I ended up cutting my walk short to avoid getting soaked feet. I did, however, manage to get a few photos, mostly of geese. Here they are.