Wetlands

Several Sundays ago, we went for a little nature walk at the local wetlands. (Allie was 15 months old.) We all had a great time. We had to keep a close watch on Allie since she loves water and there were several areas without railings. We didn't see any amazing wildlife while there, but we enjoyed the scenery and thought it would be good to share what some of Oklahoma scenery, or at least Stillwater scenery, is like.

Allie liked looking at the red, muddy water.

Again, the wonder of water.

Allie with Mommy close by

Birdies!

Red dirt field with trees in the distance

The water at the wetlands from another side.

Pretty Sunflowers with the sun behind them.
Our camera couldn't quite catch just how cool it looked.

A different pretty sunflower by the boardwalk.

Next are pictures of some of the vegetation at the wetlands. We don't know the names for all of them, but it gives you an idea of what grows here.

Big Yucky Mushrooms

Pretty picture taken as we were leaving

Allie loved running around on the sidewalk and boardwalk. She kept doing a mix between a dance and her run. It was pretty funny to watch. We tried to capture it on video. It was hard to tell what she was really doing form behind, so we are sharing one from in front. We apologize for the shaky camera work; it is hard to keep it steady as you run backwards. Enjoy!

(Allie didn't do the dance/run combo throughout the whole video. She had done it more, but was mostly wanting to catch Daddy at this point. She can get moving pretty fast.)

After running around so much in the sun, Allie was tired and had a very red face. Here's our little red-face munchkin.