A simple post today, the retention pond on my walk. There's a duck and drake couple there, which kept disappearing into the foliage as I tried to catch them. You might see them. I just decided to show you the lot, so lovely just now. Nature has wildly improved a functional pond meant to prevent local flooding.
The pond is on the golf course, separated by a belt of huge old trees from my development.
Originally the course was developed as nine holes in order to provide a way of dispersing grey water from the development. This is not known by the golfers on today's eighteen hole course who complain the houses are too close!
On yesterday's walk I retrieved six golf balls, wildly out of bounds and yeeted them back onto the course for the benefit of the party of old duffers hacking their way around happily in the sunshine.
Happy day, everyone, enjoy what you do, doesn't matter if you're a champion.
Photos of the trees , leaves and pond look very cool on my little device , looks like bold stroke art! Inspiring. - Linda sue
ReplyDeleteThe contrasts were so good that I posted them all. I'm glad they showed up well for you.
DeletePretty. Too bad they don't know they have a golf course because of the houses.
ReplyDeleteGolfers aren't aware!
DeleteI'm impressed with your use of the word "yeet" -- way to keep up with current slang!
ReplyDeleteWhy not! I'm still alive ;)
Deletethey think the houses are too close? it's a good thing they don't know about the gray water. but really gray water is no big deal. our washing machine drains straight into the ditch out front. so I have to wonder where your gray water comes from. are you not on a city sewer system?
ReplyDeleteAt the time of building, there was concern about the very high water table and the need to use the sewer system mainly for black water, so this was an environmental idea. Back in the eighties.
DeleteAdding, to complete the thought, the grey water irrigated the golf course without wasting clean water for irrigation, another part of the thinking.
Delete“Nature has wildly improved a functional pond meant to prevent local flooding.” Isn’t it wonderful when nature gets involved to help us accomplish something? Neat photos!
ReplyDeleteYes, the pond would have been quite dull without the thriving plant and wildlife in the area. Ducks showing up!
DeleteI love those shots you took through the trees, Boud. One of my favourite scenes to photograph is through trees with hanging leaves above.
ReplyDeleteThat natural framing is very cool.
DeleteWe are doing not a whole lot of anything today and enjoying that very much.
ReplyDeleteSounds about right.
DeleteMany of the new developments now have big ponds, some are actually huge lakes.
ReplyDeleteNot only saves all that water going into sewers and over flowing them but the wildlife absolute love it. A win, win in my book. And they also look great making excellent places to just sit and relax
We've always needed retention ponds because the water table is very high, less than 30" from the surface in many areas. You have to have a passing percolation test, at least three spots on the property, designated by the inspector must be more than 30" above the table or you can't get a building permit.
DeleteIn passing, NJ sits above the largest fresh water aquifer in the Northern hemisphere. We take care of it.
Are your outside taps shut off for the winter, or do you even have to do that there?
ReplyDeleteYes, vital, we get down to zero f., so outside faucets need to be drained, emptied, shut off, to avoid burst pipes. This year we had so much torrential rain that I didn't open the outside faucets at all, just carried buckets to my container flowers.
DeleteVery cool cat. Nice stripes.
ReplyDeleteThink Mr T would approve?
DeleteGolfers are a very precious bunch and do not like such mundane things as dwelling to encroach on their sacred space.
ReplyDeleteWell, golf is, um, important..
DeleteWonderful pictures. It is nice thw wild life is making great use of the pond. And I am sure the golfers were happy to have this balls back
ReplyDeleteCathy
I like it when ducks show up! Any pond, and they're there.
DeleteThe pond is quite lovely. It's nice, having wildlife so close.
ReplyDeleteNJ is teeming with wildlife and trees and ponds, not the impression a lot of people have who have heard ny stand-up comedians.
DeleteMany of the golf courses here are being turned over into housing developments and I expect that could be because the cost for playing a round of golf is only attainable by the idle rich and people just aren't signing up for the sport as much. RC and I used to enjoy golfing but certainly can't afford it now.
ReplyDeleteThis local course is county run, non membership, so, judging from its popularity, it's doing well. I don't know the relative cost, but golf has always been for those who could afford it. I think a lot of rounds were picked up by business expenses, a lot of business being transacted on the course and at the nineteenth hole.
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