Nice day for a walk--and a swim

[urbpan]

So it was so warm we decided to walk to Ward's Pond and let Charlie have a swim. It was very windy and here Alexis is surrounded by blowing leaves.


The VA hospital is across Leverett Pond, in Jamaica Plain.


Leverett Pond had several of these mysterious islands of fallen leaves.


Alexis examines the purpling leaves on a sweetgum tree.


This was almost my Muddy River pic of the day, looking back toward Leverett Pond.


The path to Ward's Pond from Leverett.


Spring pond is a tiny thing, between Leverett and Ward's.


It was warm and sunny enough at Ward's Pond that there were turtles basking!


I even found some dragonflies (but I didn't get any good pictures of them).


I walked around Ward's Pond with Maggie. She found conditions unsuitable for frog hunting.


The boardwalk could use a little attention.


The puddingstone waterfall that sometimes brings water from Jamaica Pond to Ward's pond is full of leaves instead.


On the opposite bank of the pond from the main beach. That's Alexis and Charlie over there.


Go, Charlie, go!

Comments

[fromthecity.livejournal.com]

I love that photo of the turtles!

[stonelizard.livejournal.com]

Absolutely stunning photography - I think this entry is my favourite of all your photos so far. I absolutely love the colours!

[by-steph.livejournal.com]

Wow, fantastic photos. I don't miss the miserable temperatures, but I do miss the beautiful colors of fall. Stunning.

[obie119.livejournal.com]

This is beautiful! By the way, Halloween 2004 was absolutely gorgeous as well, and possibly even warmer.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

I had forgotten that, but looking back on my journal from the that day, apparently I noticed it!

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

that link is to a map?

[coach-purses.livejournal.com]

beautifull view

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Sorry, this is the link I meant to include: http://urbpan.livejournal.com/28927.html

[propaddict.livejournal.com]

Wow! my aunt has worked at that VA for 23 (ish) years and I never knew what it looked like. Or that Jamaica Plain was so close the city. The wonders of the internets never cease.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

If we walk upriver a short while we end up there. If we go downriver about the same distance we'd be at Fenway Park.

[weofodthignen]

Pretty even with the muting effect of the computer, thanks :-) I hope the next step in the evolution of digital is that we can get really flaming, eyeball-searing fall colors across to our friends :-D And that is a truly lovely park. I wish now I'd walked around more when I was in Boston as a tourist, I think I'd have liked the parks and old neighborhoods more than the historic buildings.

M

Great post!

[bellaizdurst.livejournal.com]

Such a nice blog entry! I want to start off by saying how cute Charlie is. The photographs are beautiful and very well taken. I especially like the photo of the sweetgum tree, the beautiful autumn colours. I love visiting parks, especially in the summer/autumn times because of the changing colours and it’s a great place to meet new people.

I would love to visit Wards Pond, I'm planning on go to Boston hopefully next summer to see an old friend and I hope I have the time to visit this gorgeous place. Thanks for sharing your visit to the Ward's Pond and your photographs, I can't help but smile at the beauty.Wasp Control (http://www.waspcontrol247.co.uk)