Left the rain back in Holland about noonish, heading south to Niles. Spent a few hours at Fernwood http://www.fernwoodbotanical.org/ where we hiked along the St. Joseph River through beautiful woodland, loaded with spring wildflowers.












The facility has quite a bit to offer and is perfect for a day trip. Spring is certainly the time to wander the woodland areas. The gardens themselves will begin to come into their own over the next few weeks.

Zirconium Amazonian by Barbara Barbara -- You gotta wonder...

After leaving Fernwood we decided on an adventure and ended up at another nature facility, Sarett's Nature Center near Benton Harbor. We didn't spend much time there but will return another day for a hike through their 5 miles of walking trails. This appears to be another treasure tucked away along the Paw Paw River.