Penitentiary Glen is another of the Lake County MetroParks. I don’t go there often because it is on the way out to the Arboretum, which is where I usually end up when I head in that direction; however, it has some good trails. I only had enough energy for a short walk, so the trail around the pond behind the headquarters building was perfect. It includes meadows, a bog, and a bridge from which I could focus my lens on water-dwelling critters. In addition to the frog at the top of the post, here are the pictures I captured along that trail:
A small water snake…
… was below the bridge over the bog.
I’m not sure why his mouth is wide open.
To my delight…
…dragonflies were everywhere.
They are good “posers.”
This may be a painted turtle,
…but I’m not positive of its identity.
Waterlily one
Waterlily two
Waterlily three
It was a short, but very satisfying, walk because there was so much to see. I’m glad you came along today to check it out.
What a beautiful series!
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Thank you, Belinda. For a very little walk, I had some good photo opps.
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Great set of shots Skip!! The snake looks upset to me – looks like a water moccasin.
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I think you’re right about the upset part, but thankfully we don’t have water moccasins here.
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Love the Waterlilies! Not so sure about the snake 😉
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Thanks, Helen. I stayed well out of reach of the snake. I was not fooled by his “happy” expression, if that’s what you would call it.
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