Pierced fungus

I'm not sure I've ever before seen a shelf fungus pierced with a branch like this one is. I don't know whether the fungus grew around the branch or the branch grew through; either seems unlikely to have produced such a perfect penetration as we see.

Sycamore Bottoms trail

On the South side of town, a branching network of trails goes around an area of marsh and pond and field, as well as the city soccer field and sewage plant. This is one of the more distant and hard to find arms of trail in the network, going along a raised bar of land between to zones of marsh, through a thin band of young woods.

Train barn

Near the Celebration Barn stands the peculiar building on the right. If you look closely, you'll see that it has a short length of train track coming out its doors, going just about one engine-length in front of the building. The building itself is just about the right size to hold a train car, and I think that's what it does. Beyond that, I cannot find any record of it being a business open to the public or who might own it, so it remains some level of mystery for me.

Woodsy concrete bridge

 Another quiet woodsy bridge over a creek in conservation land near the Celebration Barn.

Covered foot bridge

In the trails below the Celebration Barn, a covered foot bridge over a small creek.

Round barn

 One more view of a round barn standing framed by trees in the woods.

Round barns

 A couple of other round barns nearby, looking a bit more utilitarian than the big one on the hill.