That's as in trails on the Methodist Church property. I doubt that the trails themselves are denominational.
Anyway, I had been told there were some trails behind the church that were open to the public. I made time before handbell practice to go check them out.
I wandered around until I hit one of them, then followed a loop and two spurs for a total of 1.7 miles. Just a nice stroll.
![trail](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-f9ZkTHz3QYv3M7nHwkI4fpFZn0YttbPx5gVuihIJ4B3ULoH9VcB0o_65jrUa5VyKpOERIrarF29bJjnmZyKCoPs9Owae-1H6SGVvpV9F_xLLJa0ibP9lKmxVwzeoCtU0M7Hq3ZYFxyY/s1600/LUMCtrail01.jpg)
Not much happening in the green department yet, but the sun was shining and the trails were dry. Blue sky and evergreen branches never disappoint.
![sky through evergreens](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqEz8VhhmdonZ15AGjZFMlVy2E-b8cLTfUN8p3MOl30bfbRhy-SMbn2aHtDr9ZLihfJs7UvEAgnkT54ImyyFRdjpuHEkwidXKt-kr6ucTQ_KjxbdrykY0-d_F0faRRbH53T7yFe8D5w8j/s1600/skybranches04.jpg)
What you can't see in that picture is the large flock of sandhill cranes way up high. I tried to catch a picture, and did get a few of them. You can just see the spots with wings if I zoom in.
![sandhill cranes high in sky](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZn7EVDQBjPAkMAVnaw8n2RZTLpoiPHZBh0GKUJFUHr66skieog7nTVa53TdaS5LzmdaFbjzicYpzIMSrAbV3dERmkXmjTU5GKpu3tbK8wmHLujNPm5DzEFf4g4fuakqC2fwxCz10Wjl7/s1600/SandhillCrane19.jpg)
I saw and heard the cranes at the very beginning of my walk. Just at the end I found more of the smooth puffballs that I learned last year. they are all collapsed and have released their spores.
![smooth puffball](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWE4i2eNgyUYFv3fkGbNWnWDFVZycrCAHn-AYMo7jpcNdJMK0W0jhDP5nNmJGy2ZeSs2L4U6hyFPOIxPyqJIsvcB4_onu6CqfeWAhyXiCJwYGOpSJ9SKvTz0OE13CKDVvxp6EiRP2QF6z/s1600/PuffballSmooth03.jpg)
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1 comment:
Looks like a nice trail. The blue sky sure is pretty
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