Saturday, February 22, 2025

Going to the park 02-22-25

Parque Del Arroyo Verde is the park I look into from the back of our house. It is long and narrow with one way in and out at the narrow end.  It is about two house lots wide and fifteen house lots long - about 130 acres I read somewhere.  In the 38 years we have lived here it has undergone two major renovations, the latest just last year. It is now more suited to middle school kids and dog walkers.  No swings, jungle bars, slides, but several climbing structures (one that somewhat resembles an elephant) and even a zip line.  There is a large covered picnic area with two Bar-B-Q grills and nearby a restroom building for women and men - very clean.  KoKo and I walk there several times a week. It is a little less than a mile from our house to the back of the park where we can took up at the  back of our house.  I like the smooth, unbroken paving that I won't trip on and KoKo enjoys the bushes, trees, and open lawn areas. We now run into some of the same people and he likes to see the little children who carefully pet him.  He protects me from the big dogs, but accepts advances from small, friendly pups.

On the far side of the park is a gated community of "patio homes". 

Looking the length of the park with the wide paved path.The tallest trees are in the patio homes community.

The elephant that I can see from my backyard.  These boys were so good at helping their little sister climb up and down.

On weekends there are always mixed groups trying to outdo each other. 

There is our house with the big ficus tree in myneighbor's yard. The flood control channel runs between the two chainlink fences.  The beige wall is the end of the park abutting the patio homes.

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