Visit to Curtis Farm Preserve: August 31, 2019

Went for a walk yesterday at the Curtis Farm Preserve in Harpswell, Maine. It was a lovely trail through field and forest ending up at a coastal bay. The trail also crosses one of those classic New England stone walls in the woods. Hard to imagine the woods being farmland in the not to distant past. The trail also included a phenomenal nature playground and story walk section of the trail which made the walk almost magical for my 3yo. While looking for bird shapes hidden in the playground, we saw a bird of prey (hawk, osprey?) circling overhead. There was a lot of plant diversity along the trail, including a wild apple tree (or more likely a vestige of the old farm) right by the shore, and berry bushes bordering much of the trail. The trail had even more colorful "decoration" due to the many brightly colored fungi dotting the way. The weather was sunny without being hot, and the bugs were barely noticeable. It was a pretty perfect walk in the woods - Thanks Harpswell Heritage Land Trust!

Posted on September 1, 2019 10:04 AM by heatherolins