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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Tivoli Bays in the Rain

The splendid Tivoli Bays

A close up


A mushroom patch

Like we haven't had enough rain after Hurricane Irene, mother nature decides to drop another few inches on us. Although the Bays are best explored by boat, Pat and I slipped and slided our way along the trails along the Tivoli Bays.

As I walked along the muddy, slippery trails, I found one more thing I love about hiking in the rain: the sound of stomping feet in little mud puddles.

3 comments:

  1. I love photo of mushrooms, especially ones with thick stems and large caps. Oh the mushroom, how boring the world would be without fungus. Who's Pat? You cheating on me when I'm away?

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  2. Pat is a friend I work with. He asked a few times and I finally gave in to temptation.

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  3. Lol.

    Everytime I hear or see the name Pat, I think of the SNL dating game skit with Phil Hartman playing a cross-dresser named Pat.

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