Yes, we have wilderness

 Hiking in Setauket Woods, June 17, 2012

 Hundreds of acres undeveloped, thank goodness

 So if you need to get away from it all ...

 This area is just south of the old tanks

 The trail seems to go on forever

Power giants

Rusty bolts as art

Water Hemlock in Melville Park

A highly toxic plant is flourishing beside the path that goes around Melville Pond, and within reach of any child or adult. Amazing! The striped stem is typical. This plant should be removed post haste!
Water Hemlock
Another site
Note: There is a chance that this is Water Parsnip (not poisonous), but better safe than sorry.

Spanish chestnut in bloom

 Castanea sativa

Not to be confused with the American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) which was devastated by the chestnut blight. Spanish Chestnut is also called Sweet Chestnut or European Chestnut. I found this healthy specimen at the edge of a parking lot on the SUNY campus.

The serrations on the leaves are more jagged on the Spanish than on the American chestnut.

Fashion-conscious pony

Resting between riders at the Caroline Country Fair

Hieroglyphics of the carpenter ant

Along the trail in Setauket Woods

Does it say Blueberries that way?

Laurel Ridge and Setauket Woods Preserves

Entrances are on Belle Mead Road

Wild fruit developing in Melville Park

  Wineberries, plentiful this year

 Fox grapes

Blackberries

The scent of honeysuckle drenching the air

On water

Jean and Karl