The irony of place....

This is nature's back yard, a small bird sanctuary about seven miles away from my back yard. The H.M. Levitz Memorial Park is a secluded area that borders a military base. My husband and I discovered this hidden gem while exploring an adjacent park with a man-made lake. It's an odd setting. On one side of the road is the park and sanctuary. On the other side is a training ground for soldiers, where "undetonated explosive devices" hide in tall grasses. We stay close to the park side, but I notice birds, chipmunks and little mice scurrying across the road to the war side, unaware of danger. Here's some of what we saw this morning, as we strolled through the bird sanctuary.