A Walk in the Woods

The Woods behind the Institute for Advanced Study (aka The Institute Woods) are a great place to literally take a walk in the woods. Mac and I had never been there, so on Easter morning we decided it would be a good idea to do a little exploring. It was a beautiful, cool morning, which quickly turned into quite a warm and sunny day.

The Woods have some famous links to history. Washington marched through here with his troops and rumor has it that Einstein used to walk through here to think. It's also popular for birding and general nature-watching. I loved that all of these little flowers lined the paths. It was a great way to welcome spring!

Mac is always one to notice the little things like deer tracks in the mud or busy ants along the path.

The woods also include this swinging bridge over the Stony Brook. It's really quite rickety, with some repairs here and there. We walked over it, but the other side was really muddy, so we decide to explore that another day.

Here's a video of Mac walking over the bridge:

It was a great way to welcome spring! After getting cleaned up we headed to my parent's house for a big family Easter afternoon!