A Stroll Through Pinckneyville Park

The closest park to my house would be Pinckneyville , a large soccer and softball mega-park totaling over 90 acres.  It is divided by S. Old Peachtree Road, with fields for soccer to the north and softball to the south.  Important to me are the paved walking trails around the peripheries of both sides.  When I include the additional walk to the adjoining Community Center, and the trails around the two lakes, it is a three-mile-trek located less than a mile from my home.  Big Dog and I can jump in the car and be on-the-go in about five minutes.  The trails are mostly separated from the activity centers by acres of trees and green grass.  Because of proximity and the fact that it is a great place, I use this park more than any for my daily walks.

The parks of Gwinnett County are acclaimed as among the best in the nation.  They are a worthy investment for a penny sales tax.  I've actually found a tax I like!

The thick, dark forest beckons.  Actually, it is not very isolated, as you can hear the cars and other sounds of busy lives in the background.  Sometimes I listen to my mp3 as we stroll.

Poison oak.  Not good stuff

Pink flowers in the trees.  

Blackberries.  I like to find a handful of ripe ones to munch along the way.  I know a fellow who comes here to pick buckets full.  His wife makes blackberry pie.  It's good!

Bunny rabbit.  He freezes, doesn't even twitch a whisker for the longest of time.  I guess he thinks he is invisible?

Fishing.  Actually, it is against park rules to fish around here, except for a few designated days.  I believe these are "illegals" doing something illegal.

Long, wooden walkway along the shore of the other lake.

My buddy.  Always there, always faithful, always ready to eat some nasty stuff.