April 20, 2013 Locust Grove

      Another excellent turnout...we numbered 16.   Although there was a cool breeze as we began, it was a nice day and enjoyable walk.  It was so good to see green along the trail.  There were many spring flowers in bloom and of course I had to take [and share] pictures of all of them. 
      Thanks to Rich we took a different route from those followed previously and I think we all were happy with it. 
      We had a problem at the end of the walk tho.  Some of our walkers are much faster than others so we end up traveling in small groups with the most advanced group usually waiting at junctions to everyone knows which way to go.  On this walk there are two exits-one more direct and the other a bit easier.  The slowest group of four [me included] took the easier route and stopped briefly to rest.
Concerned that something might have happened to us, three of our members decided to go back down the trail to look for us.  Since we were traveling on two different trails, they didn't see us and ended up rewalking the entire trail.  Needless to say we couldn't figure out what had happened to the three when we finally arrived at the parking lot.
      Happily, we finally got together with the three tired walkers.  There were 10 of us enjoying brunch at the Red Line in Fishkill where CJ got to enjoy her favorite--oriental salad.

the pet cemetery at beginning of walk

it was so great to see green!!!

green at the beginning of the trail

the first of several flowers

pretty blue flower

"dewey" daffodil

a little soft on the focus but interesting flower

1st view of the Hudson

on way from Poughkeepsie to NYC

finally a group picture...and what a nice group

not all of the trail was green

a pond with a little bit of a boost

Alice's interesting tree

the view from the house-next picture

the home

we saw quite a bit of skunk cabbage

closeup of purple flowers in two pictures below

a little further awy

there were many of these purple flowers