Have you seen the carnivorous plants at Ponkapoag Pond? Thanks to @math3ca for the photo! If you have pics of something awesome that you saw in the Blue Hills, tag us and use #lovebluehills so we can share it!

We hope you’ll join us for this important event on July 21st with candidates Rep Stephen Lynch and Dr. Robbie Goldstein. Hear how they will represent you on the environment. See link in bio to register.

Thanks to @thnkoutsidethebox for reminding us of the Blue Hills’ beautiful views... and to wear a mask! We would love to see your photos of views... and hiking with masks. Just tag us and use #lovebluehills.

Happy Fourth! We would love to see your July 4th pics! Tag us and use #lovebluehills !

Thanks to Karen Vaughan of Quincy for entering our free photo contest with this photo. See link in bio for how you can enter yours or vote for your favorite.

Great to see folks wearing face masks while hiking! We’d love to see your hiking photos! Just tag us and use #lovebluehills! Thanks to @tegaruhikingclub for the pic!

Thanks to @adam.t.keller for sharing a pic of his hiking companion! We’d love to see photos of your hiking buddies (however many legs they have)! Tag us and use #lovebluehills.

Thanks to @lornajeanruby for sharing her hiking find! We’d love to see what you find on your #bluehills hikes! Tag us and use #lovebluehills !

Wonderful to see such joy in the Blue Hills! Thanks to @o_guine for the great photo! Tag us and use #lovebluehills to show us your joyful Blue Hills photos!

They’re lovin’ the rain this weekend. And we would love to see your photos in our free photo contest! Check the bio for the link.

Thanks to @ten_for_that_you_must_be_mad for reminding us to look up! We would love to see your photos looking up, down or around... enter the. in our free photo contest. See bio for link.

Thanks to @aloafproduction for such a fun perspective! Tag us and use #lovebluehills to show us your great videos and pics!

Thanks to @lornajeanruby for the today’s delicate fern. Enter your photos of ferns (or friends, or frogs...) in our free photo contest. See bio for link.

Loving when we glimpse the life that the Blue Hills supports... tag us and use #lovebluehills with your wildlife photos so we can feature them on our Instagram!

@universe_lost says he inherited his love of nature from his father... We’re glad he can appreciate nature with such amazing photos! Show us your #bluehillsreservation photos by tagging us and letting us know why you #lovebluehills... We’d love to share your pics with others (and enjoy them ourselves too! 😁)

Sometimes being near water is the best place to enjoy a hot day... happy Father’s Day! Thanks to @erwinchuk for the photo! Tag us and use #lovebluehills to show us your Blue Hills Father’s Day pics!

Thanks to Bob Flaherty of Bridgewater for helping us reflect on the beauty in the Blue Hills by submitting this photo to our free photo contest. Check link in bio to submit your own or vote for your favorite!

A pious sunbathing companion. 😁 Thanks to Trisha Minton of Randolph for submitting ‘Ponkapoag Praying Mantis’ to our free photo contest. We would love to see your photos too! See link in the bio for details.

Are you seeing lots of turtles? We love the snapping turtles! Tag us with your videos and photos and use #lovebluehills so we can share them!

Need a gift for Father’s Day? Your anniversary? A birthday for someone you live who loves the Blue Hills? Why not Sponsor a Trail in their honor! Check the link in our bio for details.

Whether or not you make it to the Blue Hills today, thanks to @erwinchuk, you can still enjoy it virtually! Have a wonderful day... and remember to tag us and use #lovebluehills so we can share your amazing #bluehills photos!

Fishing is one of the more picturesque activities... Thanks to Kevin Flaherty of Walpole for entering this photo in our free photo contest! To enjoy the many others photos that have been submitted, vote for your favorite or submit your own... look for the link in our bio!

Tom Kelley of Milton took this while fishing at Houghton’s Pond. He says “the best thing I caught” that evening was this shot. Tom submitted his best shot to our free photo contest... and you can too! Check our bio for the link.

Time to head to the beach! Thanks to @wikebaby for reminding us. Tag us and use #lovebluehills to show us your #bluehills pics and be featured on our Instagram.

Father’s Day is coming... Why not support the natural world he cares about AND Sponsor a Trail in his honor? See link in bio for more info.

So many ways to enjoy the Blue Hills! Thanks to Nicole Barrett of Hyde Park for submitting this photo to one of our photo contests. If you have some great shots, check our bio for the link to our free photo contest. You can submit up to four!

The storm brought amazing clouds to Ponkapoag Pond! Thanks to @ins0mnicat for tagging us and using #LiveBlueHills so we could feature his great pic. (We’d love to see yours too!)

Not the best time for a hike, but it’s awesome to watch the wind in the trees! Tag us and use #lovebluehills so we can feature your photos!

Did you find a treasure that belongs to someone else? Or lose one? Check the link in our bio for the Blue Hills Lost and Found page. Maybe your feather-treasure (or keys) are waiting for you...

Hidden treasures... if you have photos of Blue Hills natural treasures , why not submit them to our free photo contest? See bio for link! (You can also see all the photos that have been submitted. That’s a real treat!)

It was a wonderful day to enjoy the sunshine! We’d love to see photos of your sunny days in the Blue Hills! (And okay, your rainy, cloudy days too...). Tag us and use #lovebluehills so we can feature your #bluehillsreservation photos!

When you feel like someone is watching you... 👀. If you have a great shot, tag us and use #lovebluehills! We love featuring awesome Blue Hills photos on our Instagram!

We are grateful to @nasthelabradoodle for reminding us to smell the flowers. 😁

Lucy Beizer of Newton took this photo last weekend and submitted it to our free photo contest... to submit yours or vote for your favorite, see link in bio!

Just an amazing view of Ponkapoag. Thanks to @ins0mnicat for using #lovebluehills so we can share his amazing #bluehillsreservation photos! Tag us and hashtag your photos too. We would love to see - and share them!

We are so grateful to everyone who contributed to the Blue Hills Fund to help care for the park... to help make sure we can meet the challenges of organizing trail volunteers in these uncertain times. If you haven’t given yet... you still can! See the Blue Hills Fund link in the bio.

Great companion for a Memorial Day weekend hike! Tag us and use #lovebluehills to show us your Memorial Day adventures in the park!

The Blue Hills... proving whatever her heart needs every day.... Thank you @ten_for_that_you_must_be_mad for the photo and the sentiment! Tag us with your photo and thoughts of the Blue Hills, and use #lovebluehills for us to feature them!

So awesome when our young people take the lead. Thank you @wikebaby for the photo - and to her daughter for making the park her own! Do you have photos of your family in the Blue Hills? Tag us and use #lovebluehills. We would love to share them!

Thanks to @mal.jayne for bringing us into the woods with this great photo! Tag us and use #lovebluehills to be featured on our Instagram!

A great way to care for the park we love... and have your gift go further... is to give today to the Blue Hills Fund - and have your gift match’s. Check the bio for the link!

Don’t you wish you felt the way he looks? Thanks to Danielle Wetmore of Randolph for entering this photo in our free photo contest. See bio for link to vote for your favorite photo (or submit your own).

Joy in the Blue Hills... Thanks to @cleoliii for the photo! Tag us or use #lovebluehills to be featured on our Instagram (and help us all enjoy the Blue Hills!)

We’re so enjoying the blooms! Tag us and you may be featured on our story... and use #lovebluehills and you could be on our feed!

So delicate! Thanks to @brush_hill_garden_guru for using #lovebluehills and showing us the Blue Hills’ flowering beauty!

Sometimes art makes you see what you might not otherwise notice... thanks to @curtis.salatahartman for helping us pay attention to the small things.. You can see his photos and others on our photo contest page... you can enter your own too! See link in bio for contest page.

Sometimes the Blue Hills look like it’s from a fairytale... thanks to @megan_lucio for the reminder! If you #LoveBlueHills, use the hashtag and we may feature your photo on our Instagram!

The experts warned us that the proposed construction project would severely damage the Blue Hills’ forests...they also said it would be almost impossible to stop. But we did! See link in bio for the story!