What a beautiful walk yesterday - perfect breeze to make it not so hot.
Today we walked there again but early around 10:00 to 11:00 and I realized I prefer late afternoon walks because the breezes start up.
After our walk we went over to our local nursery as I needed to get a few small pots for succulants. My mother's day gift from one of my son's and his wife was a bowl with three or four different succulants in it. They are now needing their own pot, each different succulant plant. I always enjoy shopping in nurseries and usually take a few photos while there.
The purple aster at the lake is still blooming but a lot of it is dying out now so got a few pics of the ones that are left.
This last week the fountains and the water slide have been worked on and the fountains are now on every day. People like to kayak or ride the huge water tricycles under the fountains which is a great way to stay cool. Nobody was doing that when I took the photos.
I spotted a few ducks on the shore - there haven't really been that many ducks in the lake this year and no coots. This is the first year the lake has been full in several years so I think the ducks go to the other lakes which seem to have an abundance of mallards and coots this year and baby ducks.
I cannot pass up a garden shed without taking photos. There's something about the diffuse soft light that comes through the windows that appeals to me.
Today we walked there again but early around 10:00 to 11:00 and I realized I prefer late afternoon walks because the breezes start up.
After our walk we went over to our local nursery as I needed to get a few small pots for succulants. My mother's day gift from one of my son's and his wife was a bowl with three or four different succulants in it. They are now needing their own pot, each different succulant plant. I always enjoy shopping in nurseries and usually take a few photos while there.
The purple aster at the lake is still blooming but a lot of it is dying out now so got a few pics of the ones that are left.
This last week the fountains and the water slide have been worked on and the fountains are now on every day. People like to kayak or ride the huge water tricycles under the fountains which is a great way to stay cool. Nobody was doing that when I took the photos.
I cannot pass up a garden shed without taking photos. There's something about the diffuse soft light that comes through the windows that appeals to me.
Oh, my, beautiful photos!! I love the look of the fountains on the lake and it looks so beautiful! The shots all over the lake area are stunning and the nursery shots are beautiful too!
ReplyDeleteUn lugar delicioso para pasear. Las preciosas vistas hace que se tengan ganas de caminar.
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thank you both - it was a picture perfect day.
ReplyDeletePleasant light and a quiet place.
ReplyDeleteyes it is Catalin - not so much on the weekends though - lots of tourists.
ReplyDeleteSuch stunning photos...oh WOW!!
ReplyDeleteThose fountains look absolutely amazing...as do the nursery photos.
Gosh, it seems the sun never stops shining there...oh please can you send some this way? 😉
Have a super weekend!
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What a gorgeous place to walk.
ReplyDeleteI love the first shot of the asters and the shadow. Great composition.
It's too hot still to do late afternoon walks here in the "burbs"
We have our hottest part of the day between 4 and 6PM.
It's gonna be a hot one today with temps hovering around 102F.
thanks Ygraine and Sue - i enjoyed reading your comments. Sounds like you are having really hot weather Sue. And Ygraine - we definitely get clouds and fog here but just not so much in the summer.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of the lake and shed. It's always fun to watch the ducks along the water's edge.
ReplyDeleteHi Connie - i love watcing the ducksk and we haven't had that many at our lake since the dam was being reconstructed.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you live in a beautiful part of CA. My Mom lived in Riverside for a few years, and when I flew out to see her she would take me to Arrowhead Lake, which I believe is not far from Lake Gregory. Such a scenic area, and your photos are lovely.
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