The other day I took Harley for a walk at Teatown Lake Preservation. In 1962 245 acres were donated by a family to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, and were managed by staff from Teatown from 1963. From 1980, Teatown leased that property from the Gardens. In 2018, the Garden passed the property to Teatown. It’s a 1,000-acre nature preserve and education center located in Westchester County. There are a wide variety of natural areas to explore, including the 33-acre Teatown Lake, a scenic gorge, hardwood swamps, mixed forests, meadows, and hemlock and laurel groves. Teatown’s Nature Center features numerous natural history and live animal exhibits and a nature gift shop. Outdoor exhibits include a working maple sugar house and live birds of prey. Guided tours of two-acre Wildflower Island with its over 230 native and endangered species of wildflowers are available as well.

Taken with a Sony A6000 and 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 OSS kit lens.