I may have posted before about Batsto in the New Jersey's pinelands but usually I am there because of a festival. So this time it was just for the beautiful scenes and sounds of nature. I think it was back in the 70's that there were many resident farm animals but now there are none including horses that pulled a stage coach. We were content to enjoy the Canadian geese, a few sparrows, rabbits, the ruby-throated hummingbirds that were lured with sugar water and in the walking trails a few squirrels stirred. Many visitors see it as a good opportunity to spend time walking around with their dog. There were a few friendly rangers around and one at the nature center was making sure there was enough syrup for the hummingbirds.
I always knew there were trails in the pinelands but I did not know that you could take off on a hike right there from the grounds of the Batsto Village.
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Back in the forties people actually rented and lived in these historic homes.
After the magnolia tree blooms this is what you will find on the tree and later a seed pod forms. This one is the southern magnolia but there is a less showy magnolia tree in these woods as well.
