This was the last field trip of the semester. I had to miss it because I had to go to Boston to visit family, but I got to come to Niquette Bay Park with a friend later in the week. We didn't know much about the area, so we decided just to explore on our own, following whatever path we wanted. My friend that came with me was also really into photography, and he made for a great side kick, carrying my jacket when I needed to climb or crawl to get a good shot, or offering an outside perspective on a good idea for an angle.
The wild flowers were just starting to bloom when we got there, and they were super pretty. It was almost cute, how little and dainty they were. We also came upon some sort of flock of butterflies, which was weird. There were tons of them! We watched two battle it out in the air, and I frantically tried to capture some shots of it. For some reason, the butterflies loved to dive-bomb my head, coming flying into my face, or camera. Though I tried very hard to take some pictures of it, I was more terrified than anything, so I usually spooked before they got close enough. One butterfly was wounded, he had a hole in his left wing, so he sat on a high branch watching the action. He was one of the few I was able to take a picture of.
I would like to go back to this place again and visit the water front more. We came to a small rock beach but I know there is a longer beach somewhere. With no map, we weren't able to find it. It was a great day though, spent with a great friend.
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