Borderland State Park – The Adventures of Shadow and Wilma

I have decided to return to the “normal” Weekly Video/Photo section of my blog. As you likely know we lost Shadow about two months ago and I have been focusing this section on Shadow. However, I have peace knowing I will continue to highlight favorite photographs including Shadow and Buster. The plan will still be to still display a video or photo, usually highlighting an Adventure, while I might also sneak in some that are humorous, adorable, or just other fun dog moments.

If you have followed my blog from the beginning you will know that I adopted Shadow as a puppy, and about a year later adopted Buster as a puppy. We had many wonderful years together before experiencing the devastating loss of Buster at just seven. It took a long time for our hearts to heal, but almost a year later we welcomed little Wilma into our world. We were recently devastated to loose Shadow on April 3, 2020. It is so painful to know Shadow and Buster are both gone, but they will be in our hearts forever!

Today’s feature is a photograph of Wilma at Borderline State Park in Easton, Massachusetts. This is a beautiful park of which I was happy to explore with Shadow, Buster, and with Wilma. This photograph was taken on our first non-neighborhood hike after we lost our Shadow. It was hard going out but yet therapeutic and refreshing as well. I love this photograph of Wilma as she appears quite regal, far from a term I usually would utilize to describe this wild, and unfocused little lady. You can read more about this park and see photographs of our past Adventures to Borderland State Park by typing it in the search box, or directly at: https://adventuresofshadowandwilma.com/?s=borderland

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Today Shadow, Wilma and I Adventured to Borderland State Park in the towns of Easton and Sharon Massachusetts. Borderland State Park is a 1843 acre Park known for its history and recreation. The Park has over 20 miles of trails and is popular for hiking, biking, fishing, horseback riding, boating, and disk golf. It also includes the Ames Mansion built in 1910, and owned by Oakes and Blanche Ames who created a nature preserve. The State of Massachusetts later acquired the property and opened it as a state park.

We had an ice-filled Winter Adventure to the Borderland State Park. This was our second, or possibly third visit to Borderland State Park. We spent about three hours at this magnificent Park, starting at the Ames Mansion. We walked around the lovely structure checking out the unique architecture, and the landscaped property. Memories of previous visits with Buster, and my Mom flashed into my mind on a much colder and snowy day. A simple, but lovely mansion.

From there we headed to the Pond Walk Trail, map in hand. We soon arrived at the Swamp Trail, and although not quite swampy on this Winter day, there was mud filled ice along the way, and several boardwalk bridges, many plastered with ice. I was thankful to keep my balance, and to have worn my waterproof boots. We soon arrived at the Pond Edge Trail, before following various trails along the way. One of the features I love on a hike is a water view, so that often guided our turns. The trails were lovely, many parallel to the water, through the fields, and often lined by trees and boulders. We found several bridges, and even a mini-waterfall along the way. There were many dog walkers out enjoying the trailers.

Highlights on today’s Adventure included: Wilma playing and digging in the ice, Shadow rolling in the grass, lots of new smells, muddy ice, fun little bridges and of course enjoying some exercise in the great outdoors. We also enjoyed the continual water views, the Ames mansion, and the little waterfall along the way. Definitely a Park we will return to in the future, hopefully sooner then later (Rating: 4).