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Fall colors make walking a double joy

Posted on October 24, 2012

We love walking

JoAnne and I love walking at Green Lakes.   It’s good exercise, it’s calming to the spirit, and there is just something about nature that invigorates.   I think God made it that way.  If we are walking together, we can talk over things.  If she has gone on ahead to conquer more territory, I often pray as I walk.    I enjoy greeting the other people walking and occasionally, I’m privileged to pet a dog or two as well.   

Lots of animals and birds to see

We have observed all kinds of creatures while walking; deer are regulars—four at once on this walk.  As a bird-watcher I’ve observed many birds there too—owls, pileated woodpeckers, a pheasant, wild turkey, crows, ravens, vultures, geese, to name the bigger birds.   Probably the rarest ones for this area that I’ve seen were an orchard oriole and a fox sparrow.   This past summer I was overjoyed to spot a scarlet tanager in full color. 

Fall pictures on the path by Round Lake

Speaking of full color, fall is such a gorgeous time to walk in the falling leaves.  Here are some pictures I snapped with my old Kodak digital.  It has such blue blues.   

Beautiful red and green contrast Light was reflecting off the lake This is the year for yellows Taken from the back side of Round Lake A bench to watch the sun dance in the waves Color when you look up too My energetic walking partner The beautiful path around Round Lake The corner of the lake bench my wife took my picture too Green Lakes is a photographer\'s paradise okay one is enough peering through a tree that is still green catching fall foliage from the front where you frist see it heading toward the car I took the camera for this one beautiful reds the path was rebuild this fall Walking up toward the lower campground a red maple the playing field
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Kelvin Jones recently retired as pastor at Copper Hill United Methodist Church. He is married to JoAnne DeSerio Jones. They have one daughter and two grandchildren. He served as a pastor for 44 years. His hobbies are blogging, gardening and walking.

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