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I managed to get out for a little while today, while it was sunny, not too hot and I wasn't being swarmed by mosquitos. There wasn't a lot to see that wasn't hidden by the overgrown marsh grass, but I still came across a few things. Here are some photos I took with my camera .

I managed to get outside before the afternoon rain today. Missed out on a few photos because the birds didn't cooperate but did get the below:

 Just a dragonfly I came across on a walk earlier today.

The park was still kind of wet from all the rain we had earlier this week so I had to be a bit careful and avoid some paths while out walking (mostly because I forgot my hiking boots). I still managed to get a few photos while I was out, however. Some of them are posted below.

It is a bit muggy out again today so I didn't take too long of a walk at lunch (mostly because I didn't want to go back to the office all sweaty). I did, however, get out for a little while and managed to get a few photos. Here's some of them:

It was a little humid out at lunch today but still cool enough to get a walk in. The highlight of my walk had to be the young muskrat I encountered while on one of the trails. It must not have seen me because I was able to get within a reasonable distance of it for my photo. I did, however, make sure to make some noise after I got my picture because I didn't want to get too close and there was only so much room on the narrow trail. Here are some of the photos I was able to take:

I wasn't sure if I was going to take a walk today. The weather was perfect for it. But, there is apparently a large amount of grass pollen in the air and, even with doubling my allergy pill, my allergies have been awful today. I ultimately decided to tough it out and go, mostly because it's been a week. I did cut it a little short because of the reason above and didn't get to see too much as a result. But, I managed to get a few photos.

It's pretty hot and humid out right now but I still managed to get my full walk in today (making sure to hydrate before and after). Surprisingly, I really didn't see as much as I thought I would. I figured birds, rabbits, etc. would be scarce because of the heat. But, I thought I would see a lot more turtles and snakes than I did (just one snake and one really small turtle). Despite that, I did manage to get a few photos today:

I was hoping it would be a little cooler on my walk today. I don't normally mind hotter temps. But, when it's really humid, it does make the walk a little more uncomfortable than I prefer. That did not turn out to be the case, however. The temps were a little better than they've been the past couple of days (I actually had to get our air conditioner out of the shed this weekend). However, it still was kind of muggy and, as a result of that, I did keep my walk somewhat short today. Here are some of the photos I still managed to get:

It was a pretty pleasant day out today. The sun was out and the temps were in the high 70s, making it very enjoyable to go for my walk. Surprisingly, however, I really didn't see that much while I was out. I could hear plenty of birds, but they were all staying hidden in the tall grass and brush and, other than the usual frogs, turtles, etc., there wasn't as much to see as I would think would be the case on a nice day like today. Here are some of the photos I did manage to get: