Bainbridge’s Secret Nute’s Pond Park Unveiled: Photo Gallery

Cross the chain to explore the trails here on foot.

Almost immediately you come to the park's main feature, the pond and its waterlillies.

There are several spots affording different views through branches.

This picture was taken at midday, but the is even prettier during early morning and evening.

Nute's Pond in blue.

Waypoint signs guide you along a short, level loop trail. The undergrowth is currently dominated by nettles, so beware of taking unruly dogs or toddlers along.

But even a nettle plant can be pretty if you look at it closely enough.

A pair of slugs on the path on a rainy day.

Twisted roots embrace an old stump.

One lonely purple trillium.

Horsetail sprouts in damp spots.

A discarded bird shell rests on a shelf fungus.

Cloud reflections.

Miners' lettuce blossoms in pink.

Last August I found one of my favorite wildflowers here: Bittersweet nightshade.

There is a lot of Vanilla leaf, with many blossom stems emerging now.

One last stump-top garden.