A magical hike... (Athena, flowers, and bee)

Saturday, August 29th, was beautiful. The boys and I ventured along the 104th trail. Jay served as my excellent photo facilitator.

Before we left, Athena gave one of my stuffed lynxes a piggy back ride.
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Morning glories in our backyard.
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At the 104th Open Space parking area:
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Flowers beside the first lake, and flowers further down the trail by the river.

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Indian Blanket Flowers and a bee, bank with cavities (made by swallows?).

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Pock-marked rock, owl fluff, and close-up of a pretty weed.

This large flat slab of rock sported curious pock-marks. Upon closer inspection, we found sand in most of the holes, and in one a pebble. We surmised that when it rains, the debris swirls in the holes and scores them.
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Favorite log/root-work...

Recall my beloved old log with the intricate root-work? It was gone! We explored, and discovered it--in peices. Parts looked smashed, and the biggest part was edging down the riverbank.
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Belted kingfisher in flight, killdeer in flight, killdeer by the river.

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Huge, creepy spider, butterfly, and grasshoppers gettin' it on.

This spider was huge! Scary, yet interesting...
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Ew!
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Guess whooo?

As we passed the cottonwood copse I peered in, and happened to see:
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It left us a gift.
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After an hour behind the cottonwoods and in the marsh area, we returned to the bike path. And guess who saw us off?
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