Kelly (pond) Lake

Another beautiful Sunday outing.
Another spectacular example of just how beautiful our Julys can be.

A percentage of my photos would probably be labelled as 'snapshots' because they are taken from a vehicle moving at anywhere between 50 and 90 kms/h. I include them as part of the blog to show things that zip by us that we can't always pull over and set up a tripod and check exposures or spend 15 minutes on the composition.

I also pass my images through Photoshop Elements to remove artifacts and lens smutzes, to straightening wonky horizons and to reduce the file sizes to better upload them. 

Today we went to check out a body of water named "Kelly Lake". After much discussion, we both agreed that it really only was the size of a large-ish pond. The little lake/pond is accessible from Clovermeadow Cresc., in a a secluded, idyllic affluent neighbourhood in Langley, BC. 

I'm admit ignorance to what this is but it's nifty in all its old and rusty glory.

I want neighbours with this kind of sense of humour!

There were hundreds of these zipping water striders in this little creek.

What would do this to a chain link fence? Fallen tree perhaps?

The meandering path up to the lake/pond.

One of the affluent with a lake/pond at the edge of their property.

Not sure what the stretched mesh is - if you know let me know.

A secluded section of the pond. Looks like it's down about a pint.

A lovely, sheltered little bench overlooking the water.

You'd never know there's a river between us and those moutains.

A panoramic-ish view.

An impressive weeping willow (from a moving vehicle).

I don't know what it is about the lower mainland and its fixation on giant freakishly horrifying mascots! (see last two images in the North Burnaby post)

Port Mann bridge.

These beasts fly by on the roadways at death-defying speeds sometimes.

Looking like the Port Mann, the old skytrain bridge makes a striking profile over the oncoming traffic.