Rutland Trail, From Hallahan East

I'd finished my chores early and decided to take the dogs back to the nearby Rutland Nature Trail. We began on Hallahan Road as we usually do, but this time headed east instead of west:

Both sides of the trail are marshy and I could hear Green Frogs calling, with their voices which sound like a banjo string being plucked:

The dogs were more interested in smells and having fun:

This pink fuzz intrigued me, so I took a photo and hoped to identify it when I got home. Alas, I can find nothing online which even resembles it. I suspect it's of insect origin, but I really don't know. Does anyone out there recognize it?:

An old track bed for the Rutland Railroad, this trail is level and straight, elevated above the marshes:

And the views were stunning. Luckily, it was too cold for bugs to be out:

The dogs ran and played, sticking closer to me than usual. I barely had to yell at them at all:

This wonderful rose was, I figured, a Pasture Rose. But when I got home and looked it up, I learned that it could have been a number of species and I hadn't included in the photo the necessary details for identification. So let's just call it a wild rose:

 My knee and both ankles were painful so we didn't go far. I told the dogs we were turning around and they did so joyfully (but of course they do everything joyfully):

Pretty soon there will be a lot of delicious blackberries along this trail:

Seamus and Jack stopped to be sure I wasn't falling behind:

And then we walked the short distance back to our car:

Hallahan Road, In The Town Of Lawrence, New York

I had to drive in to town for cattle feed and decided it would be a good opportunity for a quick driving tour on the way. But it seemed I'd already covered all the local roads, so I looked at a map. That's when I noticed Hallahan Road in the town of Lawrence, a road I take all the time. In fact, I'd taken it so often that I'd incorrectly assumed I'd already posted on it. But I hadn't, so I got out my camera and began snapping pictures. The first place was Silverstar Ranch, owned by the guy whose work horses I'd photographed last autumn:

And his place was beautiful, especially this colorful horse beside a birch log corral:

He had lots of horses:

And some which were hidden behind buildings:

I continued on along Hallahan Road, passing a few mobile homes, all neat and tidy:

And old farmsteads:

One cute little pony in a shed sided with slab wood:

Rocky pastures which grew cedars as well as grass:

A modern log home:

Woodlands:

Suburban style homes:

And a place I was already quite familiar with. This is one of many entrances to the Rutland Nature Trail, a favorite place for me to take the dogs hiking. But this was also the end of the Hallahan Road, so I put away my camera and continued on to the feed store: