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.
So peaceful and serene. I used to love seeing or picking cattails and never thought of them being invasive plants when I was young.
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Such a peaceful looking place. The water looks so calm. It's interesting that some of the leaves have already turned colors. Trace
ReplyDeleteI 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
ReplyDeleteReally 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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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