Ravenswood Park (Magnolia Swamp Trail)

Ravenswood Park (Magnolia Swamp Trail), originally uploaded by oehlkers.

I visited the very civilized Ravenswood Park in Gloucester this afternoon. Mostly wide, well-drained paths with a lot of use (particularly dog walkers). I preferred the Magnolia Swamp Trail, through the low land, strewn with interesting rock formations. Ravenswood reminds me of a garden. A large planting of mountain laurels here, ferns growing on top of boulders there. The wild life is varied. Instead of the common nuthatch, gray squirrel, robin experience--brown creeper, red squirrel, and something that looked like a vireo. And really loud woodpeckers.