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Gone to the pond...
...and here's why we love it:
1. Although it's only a couple of miles from our house, it feels like you're in the middle of the Vermont or Maine wilderness.
2. There's always a breeze off the pond, even on humid hot days like today.
3. Well, just look at it. It's pretty great: freshwater, sand, lifeguards. And, unlike the ocean beach (which we also love) it has shade.
4. We usually run into friends from school, making for a nice summer of carefree (read: lazy) socializing.
5. There's a dock in the middle that (if you pass the swim test) you can swim to and dive, sun, and play.
6. You're always welcome to join a rousing chorus of "Marco" (wait for it...) "Polo" or catch/keep away.
Maddy + Sam (l + r) with a friend7. If you bring your net, you might catch a fish or a turtle (poor creatures).
8. Always good parent conversations, exchanging school hints about teachers, neighborhood tidbits, and suggestions for the age-old question: what are you fixing for dinner tonight? Some of these friendships go into hibernation every winter, to be revived each year at the pond.
9. Last but most surely not least, the ice cream truck comes three times a day. Let's hear it for ice cream sandwiches, neon green bottlerocket popsicles, creamsicles, and (my personal favorite) Dove bars. Happy Summer!
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 | 7 Comments 
Reader Comments (7)
Gotta love the ice cream truck coming by - although since we here in the south have been out of school for a month now, I am about ready to KILL the ice cream man (he comes by our neighborhood pool 3x a day!). Good thing we leave for Cape Cod tomorrow, then all I will hear is "can we go to the snack bar" my kids don't know how good they have it!
I know what you mean about the ice cream truck. When my oldest daughter was really young, we convinced her it was the "music truck" so every time it came through the neighborhood we would jump up and down and say "it's the music truck!" and look out the window.
You can only do that for a little while. Then they learn to read or at least notice all the kids with ice cream congregating around the music truck.
Oh, I did love Walden Pond. Beau-tee-full. What's a summer childhood without the ice cream truck? Sounds like a great time.
It's actually White Pond, which is about half the size of Walden (and a lot less crowded :) ). Although same general look, as you can tell...
ahhh, summer. it's winter in melbourne, and it's been pouring rain for days, so seeing some summertime shots was lovely.
This looks fantastic. Your kids and you are lucky to live in such an environment. Happy summer!
Oh, and thank you for mentioning my housing blog in your armchair travel post recently!