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Lake Louisa State Park, zoomed

Posted on May 19, 2013February 18, 2017 by Ian C.

We returned to Lake Louisa State Park today, though in the 90s for 1-1/2 hours walking was maybe not too smart! We took a different route, including a visit to Bear Lake as well as Lake Louisa, and I took my Sony camera with 10x zoom, to get some better pictures than the iPhone is capable of …

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We finally found our way to Bear Lake; while there, we spotted a Racoon crossing the trail – it spotted us too, but we were careful not to move and scare it:

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Airboat ride at Black Hammock

Posted on May 12, 2013February 18, 2017 by Ian C.

Less than an hour north of us here in Florida, at Black Hammock, we went on an airboat ride yesterday – fun, and not as noisy as expected (though the ear protectors were needed when running at full speed!)

Restarting the fish pond

Posted on May 4, 2013February 18, 2017 by Ian C.

While I’m back “home” through the weekend, I’ve taken the opportunity to restart the fish pond, as it’s getting quite green now! It consists of pumping out all the unwanted water from the filter tanks, re-installing the pump and UV light, restarting the pump and checking for leaks, and topping up the pond (with chemicals to protect the fish from everything in Gloucester’s tap water!)
The finished result is just as nice as it was last summer:

Here’s a few “restart” pictures, when the pump started running, sucking down the pond water level, filling the main filter tank, and restarting the waterfall:

I also cut down the grass plants behind the fish pond, cut the lawn, and trimmed a few other plants – after calling Margaret to check, of course!