A Walk in our Neighborhood – November 2024
/A lot of the leaves have fallen; the oaks are holding on the longest. As I walked around our neighborhood ponds, I took leaf arrangement pictures – on pine needles, in shallow water, in deeper water, and on the path.
I noticed a pine that had dropped cones near the path and picked up a few for my sister to use for a craft project with her grandson.
There are still some green water plants that the community is trying to establish at the edge of the pond. We haven’t had a killing frost yet. I hope they come back stronger and more numerous next year.
There was a very small red eared slider on a branch above the water….on the other end of the pond I saw a large snapping turtle – too far under the water to get a good picture.
The day was in the 60s and sunny – the aeration on the pond created a rainbow.
It was not a long walk; I should make the circuit more often.
