First Spring Ocean Walk

This past weekend, the weather here in Massachusetts was great. Nice and balmy 55 F. Ideal conditions for our first spring walk of the year at Crane Beach/ MA.

In the Icebox

Outside, it feels again like living in an icebox. However, the frigid weather couldn't stop us from venturing out into the woods. The bright sunshine and blue sky were just too tempting. So we bundled up, grabbed our snowshoes and went to the Middlesex Fells Reservation for a hike in the snow.

Winter walk at Horn Pond

One of the best things which happened this year was a walk with a friend around Horn Pond in Woburn, MA. Until my friend showed me this beautiful recreation area, I had no idea that it even exists - although we are living only about two miles away and this now for almost ten years!
Since this day in summer, my husband and I have walked the paths which lead around Horn Pond many times. To the holidays, we had friends from Wilmington visiting us, and we spent an afternoon enjoying the tranquility of a winter day at Horn Pond: