Interesting dead tree at the very start of the trail... *

...with a potential home for some little critter. *

Typical of the second-growth shrubs on the better drained ground outside the woods and swamp. *

"Limestone pavement". The swamp is essentially a collapsed limestone cavern, of which this is a part of the rim. *

A few wild plants still have their flowers, if dried out. *

A skim of ice - the first of the season - covers part of the surface. *

Interesting reflections *

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Past the open water, the trail leads into the woods, where you may encounter deer at any turn in the trail. *