Well, I'm back in Marshfield, WI for a week or so for my 20th Reunion. It is really good to be home. Of course, home has changed quite a bit. There is now a major through-way going through the middle of town, and to build it, they had to change a major section of the roads near where I used to live. So driving around my old neighborhood takes a bit of new navigation skill.
Yesterday, I went to Wildwood Park and Zoo. It is a beautiful park on the south end of town, featuring nature trails, a small zoo, and a driving path through the woods. Some of animals that I grew up seeing at the zoo are no longer there. There are, of course a bunch of new animals too.
Gone are the monkeys, replaced by a cougar. The grizzly bear is still there, and like most my childhood, was hiding inside. There is a new raptor section featuring eagles,owls, and a beautiful Peregrine Falcon.
Walking through the woods (pictured left), I saw a site that was new to me. There were deer in the woods. While deer in Wisconsin is anything but uncommon, I had never seen them in Wildwood before. I'm not going to go so far as to say they were tame, I was within 20 yards of the mother deer, and she didn't even get up from where she was laying. She kept her eye on me though. There were a couple fawns off on the other side of the trail. They certainly seemed a bit more skittish than the mother. They were probably 60-70 yards from me but definitely more nervous about me being there.
Follow the "more" link to view pictures of the deer.
Yesterday, I went to Wildwood Park and Zoo. It is a beautiful park on the south end of town, featuring nature trails, a small zoo, and a driving path through the woods. Some of animals that I grew up seeing at the zoo are no longer there. There are, of course a bunch of new animals too.Gone are the monkeys, replaced by a cougar. The grizzly bear is still there, and like most my childhood, was hiding inside. There is a new raptor section featuring eagles,owls, and a beautiful Peregrine Falcon.
Walking through the woods (pictured left), I saw a site that was new to me. There were deer in the woods. While deer in Wisconsin is anything but uncommon, I had never seen them in Wildwood before. I'm not going to go so far as to say they were tame, I was within 20 yards of the mother deer, and she didn't even get up from where she was laying. She kept her eye on me though. There were a couple fawns off on the other side of the trail. They certainly seemed a bit more skittish than the mother. They were probably 60-70 yards from me but definitely more nervous about me being there.
Follow the "more" link to view pictures of the deer.
