Yesterday, I saw the Monocacy Aquaduct:



And lots of turtle, including this one:



And water and trees, lots and lots of trees:



I also saw Great Blue Herons, one Great Egret, numerous Green Herons, a goldfinch, lots of cardinals and even more grackles (impressive numbers of them, all together, flying off along the canal as I approached), Canada Geese, horse poop, innumerable gnats, biting flies and mosquitoes, and spiders, including two which decided to hitchhike on ME! (I HATE spiders!)

I heard a lot of different birds, too, including wood thrushes and peewees, and just the tail end of a veery song.

Some of the smells along the trail were wonderful; at one particular spot, there was a very sweet scent in the air. I do not know what it came from, despite looking around for its source. Not something I've smelled before.