Last Sunday, after our Saturday of dealing with the rain (plus eating Five Guys), Zan and I went to Jamaica Pond to enjoy a beautiful walk around the pond on a beautiful (and HOT) summer day. This was my first experience actually walking around the pond, although not viewing the pond since I often babysit right up the street.
“Jamaica Pond is a kettle pond, part of the Emerald Necklace of parks in Boston designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. The pond and park are in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, close to the border of Brookline. It is the source of the Muddy River, which drains into the lower Charles River.
The pond has an area of about 68 acres, and is 53 feet deep at its center, making it the largest body of fresh water in Boston, and the largest natural freshwater body in the lower Charles River watershed. It is ringed by a walking path, and is an extremely popular destination for Bostonians for walking, fishing, and sailing.”
-Thanks, Wikipedia
If you ever have the chance go and give the pond a look (and head over to Larz Anderson Park while you’re at it). It’ll give you another reason to L-O-V-E Boston!!
