January Walk in the Park in 70 degrees

The day today couldn't have been anything like January...more like May...Sunny, warm, 70 degrees... So knowing that the snow is on the way....we took a walk to the Park....
We ran into a bunch of Pigeons hanging out on the wire!!!!

Then we saw that the Veterans wall has the sidewalks in.....

We kept walking down the hill into the park.....


My second favorite tree in the park...The lake was covered with Canadian Geese and Mallards. The noise was unbelievable....It was like they were all singing about how wonderful the day was and that the ice had melted!

Of course, it isn't right if you don't see a squirrel or two and we saw ours, eating something up in a tree.

The view of the bridge is always a good shot!

So just enjoy some of the other views of the park....

 

The geese were pruning themselves...each had his own rock!

These two families were enjoying the swim....

Then the star of the Park appeared .......

There are only 3 Swans in the park right now and I noticed the other day that 2 were showing off for the lone female...Today it looks like she has made her choice...and He is beautiful.

She was following close behind him as he let everyone know he was in charge!

His feathers were beautiful!  The display was amazing.....

Then...he saw the other swan.....and

He chased him to the other side of the lake...It is so amazing to see them fly!  I feel sorry for the lone one...hope he finds a mate soon.

Everything looked like it was ready for sping too....The air smelled fresh and when you closed your eyes, you could believe it was April or May.....

This is from the bridge looking north...

During the last big storm...a big branch broke off this tree and blocked the road and took out one of the Pear trees.....

You can see the pool through the trees here....

I also noticed that the workers had been doing some park grooming....bushes trimmed and trees cut down....

 Sad to see the big trees go....but I understand when they are sick or rotten...just hope they replace them....

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View from the YMCA ....

Looking down Mill into the park...YMCA on right

And on the way home after walking all around the Park....we had to stop .....at the DAIRY QUEEN

I got the Peppermint Blizzard....

And Cecil got the Reeses Pieces Blizzard...

Made out walk back home very enjoyable!!!!