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Avalon Park and Preserve
A tour through 80 acres and four seasons is seen here through the eye of painter D Smith.
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 Opposite the Stony Brook grist mill is the main park entrance... |
 According to Celtic legend, Avalon was where King Arthur was taken after his last battle. |
 A boardwalk leads past a bench by the millpond... |
 to a bridge which is a copy of that in Monet's garden at Giverny. An extensive program of replacing invasive plants with native species was undertaken in the park section. |
 The millpond as seen from the Avalon boardwalk in a quiet season. |
 The boardwalk steps after the nesting cormerants, snapping turtles, and great horned owls are departed. |
 At the top of the stone steps is the rock pond. |
 The labyrinth and sculpture is a memorial to Paul Simons. |
 The path continues through the park section towards the preserve. |
 The barn was constructed by Menonites using only wooden pegs to tie it together. |
 The cedar meadow is one of five meadows in the preserve. |
 rock rings are a recurring feature in the park/preserve and Celtic legacy. |
 At the North end of the preserve a Nature Conservancy right-of-way leads past a vinyard... |
 to harbor wetlands where egrets and herons may be seen. |
 We retrace our steps back towards the park. |
 A final Fall view of the millpond from the green pond house. |