After an unexpected injury lead us to cancel our plans to hike the west coast of Vancouver Island, Jane and I find ourselves with an unexpected week of free time here at the height of spring in Massachusetts. In the middle of my foot-related rehab, we take a quick morning trip out to Worcester County to visit Moore State Park. We walk down the flower-lined lanes beside Eames Pond, stopping to admire the many-colored azaleas and rhododendrons. By the pond, a fellow walker and botany enthusiasts points out several pink lady’s slippers growing in the brush; we stoop down low to photograph this showy and rare wild orchid. After a pleasant, short stroll, we take a brief walk in the Trout Brook Conservation Area before getting lunch in Worcester and returning home.
