urbpan | Nice day for a walk--and a swim

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!