I spent today riding my scooter around the western suburbs of Boston, in search of nature walks. Before leaving I picked out a few places to visit, based on our family memberships in the Mass Audubon Society and Trustees of Reservations; I would definitely visit Drumlin Farm in Lincoln and the Broadmoor sanctuary in Natick. As it turned out, I did more than that, and just missed a place I really want to go back and pick up. I also stopped in for a visit with Dan, one of my former colleagues at IBM.
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We used to take the kids out to Drumlin Farm pretty regularly, but I haven't been there in probably at least 10 years. It is bigger than I remembered, and it now has this cool, solar-powered bird mobile.
I wandered around for about an hour, and then rode down to Dan's house in Wayland. He suggested I visit nearby Garden in the Woods, so when I left his house, I did.
The
New England Wild Flower Society runs the Garden, and it's a lovely spot. Here are some of the pictures I took as I walked around.
From there I made my way, not especially directly, to the
Broadmoor sanctuary in Natick. Because of our connection with Drumlin Farm, we've been Mass Audubon members for probably 20 years, but this was the first time I've visited Broadmoor. It's enormous, with a large trail system.
I want to go back to Broadmoor again; they open a portion of the trails in the winter for cross-country skiing.
My last two stops were accidental; I passed the Trustees of Reservations sites
Chase Woodlands and
Powisset Farm. I was unfortunately unaware that, while at Powisset Farm, I was literally across the street from
Noanet Highlands, a truly gigantic preserve with views of downtown Boston. Ah, well - something for another day.
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