Scudder's Pond - my favorite pond just down the street. I have taken so many different photographs here over the years, and it has changed dramatically over time. About 8 years ago the pond had become so silted with sand and overgrown with non-native species, it was down to half it's size. It was so overgrown with Phragmites (which we called "cattails" as kids) that they had a major operation with heavy machinery, and small boats that moved dredging hoses around. The cleaning took about three months, and when they were done, it was a brand new pond at twice the size and the cattails were gone. So here is a tranquil view of a series of trees which are reflected in the still water.
5 comments:
So peaceful and serene. I used to love seeing or picking cattails and never thought of them being invasive plants when I was young.
Joan
Such a peaceful looking place. The water looks so calm. It's interesting that some of the leaves have already turned colors. Trace
I had no idea that cattails were invasive. Always liked them. Very happy to read that the pond was cleaned up. You have done several photos over the years but I couldn't find any of your early ones - only two from 2020. This scene is lovely, peaceful. betsey
Really interesting that you couldn't find more than two photographs of the pond. I did a search for "Scudders" and only found two photographs! So I searched for "Pond" and got a ton of photographs, so please try your search again.
I actually started scrolling through your blog photos starting in 2007. I was having so much fun looking at older photos!!! Finally found the original photo of Scudder's Pond that I remember - it was in the 2014 photos. How's that for persistence? betsey
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