# # Remember: Put spaces after the colon in the tag name # Subtitle: Jennings Pond is a small pond associated with Buttermilk State Park, even though it's nowhere near the park. It has a small swimming area, bathrooms, grills, and a trail in the woods that goes around the pond, though not all the way around. Unfortuantely, we did not see any beavers nor beaver lodges this time.

I had been there several years earlier. This time I went with Rob and Stephanie on Memorial Day, May 26, 2014. DSC_6778: DSC_6779: Jennings Pond with the swimming area in the foreground. DSC_6780: DSC_6781: The path going into the woods. DSC_6782: A birdhouse hanging from a tree. DSC_6783: A tree that had fallen relatively recently. DSC_6784: Stephanie beside a sort of umbrella leaf. DSC_6785: Stephanie taking shelter under the umbrella leaf. DSC_6785-wee: Stephanie uses her magic shinking power to hide under the umbrella leaf. DSC_6786: A cool mossy tree. DSC_6787: The mossy tree has fungus growing on it. Cool textures and striations. DSC_6788: Jennings Pond from the woods. DSC_6789: More of Jennings Pond from the far end. DSC_6790: Stpehanie ponders crossing the threshold of the Portal of Trees. DSC_6791: A low shot of the swimming area. DSC_6792: It was a warm day, and the sun was glinting off the water as strong breezes would suddenly gust in. DSC_6793: Frank surveys the kingdom, wearing his crown on a troubled brow. DSC_6794: I liked how changing the contrast and brightness made the background fade out by the colors of my clothes looked fairly normal. I did no other post-processing. DSC_6797: Frank sites in a big chair. Hmmm, it might even be bigger than this one in Madison, WI.