A beautiful day in the neighborhood

Today's walk was breezy and cool, but sunny in a springish sort of way. Evidence for spring was all around us, from the first snake we saw (slithered away too fast for a pic) to our posing heron (doing Pilates according to E).

The beach/parking lot restoration seems to be moving, though nothing is yet open. There is plenty of equipment in use, but not much usable progress.

The ponies are out and about. This is the first time this year we have seen them on the road to the beach.

On the way back we ran into (not literally) this guy. This common snapping turtle was about 1 1/2 feet long, including his tail. The tail looked kind of dinosaurish, with its jagged top.

This is not a pretty face, but it is kind of interesting to see out crossing the road.