Woodside Nature Park

Jim and I took Michael exploring through the trails by the Winooski River.

  We listened to the wind talk through the trees, the birds call, and watched butterflies flutter.  

We jumped over fallen logs, put our hands on bark and in holes left by woodpeckers, and discovered fiddleheads.

We noticed flowers waking up, felt how soft they were, and smelled the freshness of spring findings.

Around the bend we came to the beaver's lodge and the trees they felled.  Some of the trees had fresh cuttings beneath them and others were still standing, ready to come down with just a few more bites.

Michael walked the whole time, his legs are getting stronger. He is enjoying running through the woods, stopping and exclaiming, "I've discovered something!"  It is a joy to watch him experience things for the first time.