| I thought I would take a spring walk in the Nature Sanctuary to get some pics of emerging spring color |
| I thought I might find some forsythia or dogwood blooming as there is all over town... Maybe some wildflowers of one type or another. There was some greening of the trees but not a lot of color yet |
| I stopped by to check out the old root cellar |
| There was a large farm on the Park University grounds in the past and this cellar was used for winter storage |
| Some supportive reconstruction was done at the entrance, and a grill placed to bar entrance to the interior |
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Continuing down the 'Bluebird Trail' I saw a large wild tom turkey ahead. He is barely visible crossing the
trail in the center of the four trees to the right |
| By the time I got closer he had wandered into the trees |
| A bit of color from the dogwood starting to bloom |
| The upper reach of White Alloe creek with the high earthen dam for Riss Lake in the background |
| Looking down to the 'Bluebird Trail' from higher up on the 'Old Kate Trail' |
| The foliage is so thick in summer you can't see that trail from this higher level |
| This time I stayed on the 'Old Kate Trail' and didn't climb the steep 'White Tail Trail' to the highest point in the sanctuary |
| The return of the 'White Tail Trail' back to rejoin the 'Old Kate Trail' |
| Recrossing White Alloe creek |
| Then I saw two deer feeding on the fresh new foliage |
| As I tried to get closer I would make a sound and the deer would look up but didn't run away |
| This doe was joined by a larger buck and they foraged together |
| I wanted to get a picture of both together but as I got close enough the buck wandered off |
| They must get used to trail walkers as they didn't seem to be very wary of my presence |
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Crossing White Alloe creek on the way out. I just might get back later to add more color as it appears |
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