Plymouth Bluff

There's a little nature preserve close to Columbus called Plymouth Bluff, named after the tiny town that was originally there.

Here's the small swamp at one end of the preserve. The green stuff on top of the water is called Duckweed, which is the smallest of all flowering plants. They're also sometimes called Water Lentils, which is a really good description of what they look like up close.

One thing we've noticed on the couple of woodsy walks we've taken here is that spiderwebs abound. Especially spiderwebs that go across the trail right about at face height. Here's one of the little offenders (totally harmless, apparently):

Osage orange trees are all over the place...

...as are Old Man trees. (Ent?)

And, finally, someone's home that I came across along the trail. I didn't see anyone inside, but it sure looked nice and cozy in there.