April 19, 2014 Marist College

      I apologize for neglecting the blog for so long.  There's a lot to catch up on. 
      While I was dealing with a family funeral and then two weeks in Portugal & Spain [lucky me], Carol DeMicco kept track of the walks.  They were:
              March 29:  Dutchess Rail Trail at Morgan Lake - 14 people attended and we welcomed new members Susan & Valerie.
               April 5:    Chuang Yen Monastery - 7 people attended.
               April 12:  Roosevelt Farm Lane - 12 people attended and we welcomed new members Suzanne and Ender.

      It was good to be back walking and to see everyone.  There were 11 of us.  We walked down to the waterfront where there was apparently a crew race going on.  There appeared to be only two boats involved but there were quite a few people at the staging area. 
      After observing for a while we walked across the campus to the arboretum and nature trails and explored a bit.
      Five of us brunched at the Palace Diner.
 

view of the river from the campus

a couple of walkers, row team & train

the racing teams, Marist in red

the observers

through the arch and up to the main campus

 

 

back yard garden

forsythia was in bloom

pretty blue flowers

and some white ones

some of our group walked down to the pond..there appear to be several trails in this area