Sunday was gorgeous but the day found me running errands. Before the errands though, I stopped by Chillicothe’s Yoctangee Park for a stroll around the pond. This city park is a favorite spot for fishing, senior photos and reunions. There’s also a trail around the water’s edge that’s paved part of the way and natural ground part of the way.
First you cross the bridge.
Then you encounter a bunch of ducks along the path. These guys were so still they looked like statues.
There’s gorgeous scenery and lots of squirrels with a soundtrack of birdsong for good measure. This non-native species is called Muscovy but I just call them murder ducks. Don’t they look murderous?
Then there are the swans. They’re on the nest right now!
I was sad to realize they have marked some beautiful old trees for cutting. They look healthy to me but I assume that someone smarter than me about these things sees something I do not.
Either that or they’re just needlessly destroying some of my favorite trees so we’ll go with the first story and hope for the best.
This stroll preceded stops at two home supply stores and Kroger. It was exactly what I needed to prepare me for the work ahead!
Nature is amazing for our mental health and physical well being. Even just a few minutes of fresh air and birdsong can work wonders. Try it. I promise it will improve your day!!
It’s always good to get some fresh air. Looks like you had wonderful weather to go for a stroll. It’s a shame to hear that some of these mature trees will be cut down though.
I spoke briefly with a groundskeeper who said they plant hundreds of trees every year so that’s nice. However, he didn’t seem thrilled about the selective cutting either.
An outdoor stroll is a daily necessity. We’re getting an ugly dust storm right now, and more tomorrow. But I was able to get a mountain bike ride in before it got to bad.
A shame about the trees, but at least they plant many replacements. Those aren’t the most attractive ducks…
Those are the weirdest looking ducks. I read they are typically found in Florida.
Do you often have dust storms out there? That sounds terrible.
We normally get a lot of wind in spring, but the heavy dust load has become more common in the past decade. At least we don’t get the haboobs like they do in Arizona (think of the movie “Hidalgo”).
That sounds terrible!
It’s unpleasant and it contributes to hastening the snowmelt in the mountains (not a good thing).