Low water levels in the pond

Now I have been mentioning the warm temps here and lack of rain, now I am not complaining, OK maybe I have been but I shouldn't as I know compared to lots of places around the country and around the world for that matter have far more extreme high temperatures and droughts, not to mention wild fires causing so much damage. but one place here I have really noticed the impact of this warm weather is at the Pond in Buttonwood Park, where the water level is lower than I have seen it since I lived here, and from some comments on facebook lower than many who have lived here for years or decades have seen, so for todays post I will share some shots of the pond.

Overnight we did get some rain first for a couple of weeks, but doesn't look like it was much,

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The first photo may now give a good idea of how low the level is but in the foreground and in fact where i was standing taking this photo is normally covered with water

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These shots are from a few visits to the pond over the last week, I have swung by there after early morning sunrise walks, such as this next one which has more light than most of my shots I post, and gives a better idea of the low water level in the pond , all the dirt in the foreground is normally covered with water

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And on another morning, I had bene at the beach but the sunrise wasn't much so I swung by the pond and caught this shot with some colors of the sunrise, not a shot that highlights the low water levels but its one of my favorite spots to look over the pond

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