Summer Walk In The Walter F Pratt Forest - Part 2

The dogs and I were exploring a peninsula which jutted out into the water of the reservoir (see also yesterday's post):

Seamus and Fergus both braved the cold water:

And then we climbed up the hill and into the pine forest:

The peninsula was rather long and made for a very pleasant walk:

The dogs stopped at every tree, causing me to speculate that lots of other (male) dogs had been there before us:

Daphne and Clover went down to the water again but decided not to go in:

And then we headed back toward our car:

There were Starflowers  and Canada Mayflowers in bloom:

And Fergus and Seamus made sure to check out every inch of ground:

It truly is an idyllic walk, close to home and with few people there usually:

But our walks are short these days and it wasn't long before we saw our parked car up ahead. It was time to go home: