Tag: The Pond

  • Sunset Walk

    Sunset at the pond on November 23 2025

    We like to get outside and walk 30 minutes each day. We’ll walk in the neighborhood or to one of the parks like Lille North/South or Scarlett Mitchell Woods. With it getting colder it’s harder to get the motivation to go out. On November 23rd we decided to walk in Scarlett Mitchell Woods. We got…


  • Cattails and Phragmites

    Cattails and phragmites

    When I was growing up in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, in the ditches, streams or marshland one would see cattails.  The brown top that looks like fuzzy hotdogs were commonplace.  In the 80’s, I first noticed this grassy plant in the ditches, that I now know as phragmites.  Typha latifolia is commonly known as…


  • Full Moon Serenade (Beaver Moon) – November 5, 2025 @ 7:00 PM

    Collage of Full Moon Serenade

    WHO: Everybody is welcome WHAT: Singing at the benches by the pond. WHERE: Meet at the main entrance to Scarlett Mitchell Woods (the kiosk west of Scarlett Middle School and south of the bus turnaround loop). WHEN: 7:00 PM Wednesday November 5, 2025 WHY: Get a different view of the woods in the dark. See…


  • Full Moon Serenade (Pink Moon) – April 12, 2025 @ 7:00PM

    Full Moon Serenade

    What: Singing at the benches by the pond, When: Saturday, April 12, 2025 @ 7:00PM, Where: Meet at the main entrance to Mitchell-Scarlett Woods and walk to the pond. Full Moon Serenade.  Moon rise (Pink Moon) is scheduled for 8:22, but whether or not it’s too cloudy to see the moon we’ll sing to its…


  • Full Moon Nature Walk (November 16, 2024)

    Moonrise Walk to the Pond collage

    WHO: Everybody is welcome WHAT: Join us for a meditative walk to the pond to experience woods in the dark. WHERE: Meet at the main entrance to Scarlett Mitchell Woods (the kiosk west of Scarlett Middle School and south of the bus turnaround loop). WHEN: 6:00 PM Saturday November 16, 2024 WHY: Get a different…


  • Sunrise Nature Walk (October 5, 2024)

    Sunrise at the pond collage

    Judy and I walked to the pond at 7:10. We were later joined by Michael and Peter. I saw the pond, pale orange sky, ducks, geese, egret, raccoon, squirrels, reflections on the pond, small amount of fall colors, light on the trees, poison Ivy, leaves drifting down, … A gorgeous egret circled over the pond…


  • Spring 2024 Serendipity Walk – Creatures of the Pond

    Spring 2024 Creatures of the pond, collage

    Michael led us on a walk to the pond and looked for bugs, larvae and nymphs in the water. We found a red water mite, water fleas, a blood sucker and a variety of larvae. The pond was not teeming with bugs and larvae as was expected. The bugs and larvae are food for other…


  • The Pond on February 04, 2024

    Pond in Feb 2024

    Picture of the pond on February 4, 2024 taken by Sarah Redman. I love the depth of field in this image. From seeing the leaves in the ice at the bottom to the horizon.


  • The Pond in Winter

    Snow on the Pond on Dec 25, 2022

    The Pond in winter …


  • The Pond in Fall

    The pond in the fall

    The Pond in fall …