The Playner Mill as seen through the trees near the hammock.
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On this outing we started in the backyard at the hammock, and walked counter clockwise along Perimeter Path then cut across Fourpaw Pasture to the south boundary line. The pic be;pw is looking back at our tracks across Fourpaw Pasture.
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Ah, blue skies at last.
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We tried to get into the south woods at a few points, but there were too many downed trees for us to get very deep.
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We kept to the edge of the woods,
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and made our way to the Southwood Trail again.
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I like these views of Southwood Trail. On the right we have the trail and on the left is the river.
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Once again we were tempted to venture out onto the river ice, but knew it wouldn't be safe after all the mild temps...
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so we stayed on the forest paths.
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From Sandman Bluff we can see the Playner Mill, the Old Barn and even the Farmhouse off in the distance...
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or look down in the other direction and see the Friendship Bench beside the Swimming Hole.
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We walked to the other side of the Playner Mill, and the whole time I could hear faint echoes of the music and laughter we experienced the day of the A-Team's wedding. It was a magical day indeed.
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We then ventured into Poison Fen
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and took another pic of the river from the entrance near the Old Ent standing at the water's edge there.