Last weekend I got to enjoy a walk in the park with my aunt. And here another weekend is approaching and I haven’t shared with you what we found.

I guess I better get cracking.

We went to Hudson Mills, a park over near Dexter Michigan, not so far from where she lives, but far enough away we don’t get there very often. It reminded me quite a lot of my favorite park, Kensington, and in fact it’s part of the same park system.

There was a paved bike/walking path, and then lots of wooded nature trails to explore. We walked some of my aunt’s favorite trails, looking for evidence of spring, especially a particular dogwood tree she enjoys every year .

Luckily for us we had sunshine and slightly warm temperatures for our walk. Perfect. These are trails she knows well, and she knew just where to look for the early wildflowers too.

We walked in the dappled shade of newly leafed trees and watched the ground intently for surprises.

You could walk right past many of these wonderful bits of spring. But if you’re vigilant, you’ll see very special things.

It was so much fun when one or the other of us found something special and explained “Look!”

There was something to see no matter where we looked.

You could spend hours wandering these nature trails any time of the year and see beautiful things.

We had such a good time walking in the woods together.

And when we headed back to the car, we ran into a goose family with one little one trying to be grown up before he or she was old enough to care.

It was a fun end to a perfect day at the park.

Can’t wait for our next one!