I am very lucky because there are so many nice walks close to where I live. The ones that I like are the ones that go around the many ponds that are part of the system that helps stop flash flooding after big storms. The first 3 photos are of different ponds, all within 10 minutes of home. Most of them are about a kilometer around, a good distance for a nice stroll with stops to photograph birds, trees and sunsets. Just before evening they have hundreds of waterbirds in them, but even in the middle of the day there are some there. All of the birds are used to people feeding them and come right up to see if you have anything for them. The last photo is of part of the largest "pond", Lake Burley Griffin. This lake is about 30 kilometers around, so the Oldies don't try to walk that in one go. The area in this photo was swamp a decade ago, but it has been built up and turned into a marina and lakeside apartment and restaurant area. The Oldies sure can't afford to live here, our apartment is much less fancy, but we have more ponds near us. There was a competition to name one of the ponds a while back. There were lots of suggestions, but the winner was "Pond, James Pond". I like that.
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# posted by Bart Bear @ 11:22 am
