As is typical on a Saturday (well, most of them anyhow) went to Forest Hill Park to the Farmers Market there. Its a fun thing with food (including a lot of food truck and booths to purchase things to sample), but the park is also very nice. This is a view of the lake there; it was cleared off and basically re-done a few years ago. Nice place to relax and enjoy what was a very fine late June day in Richmond. Just a few days before the official start of Summer (which is Wednesday June 20) Richmond enjoyed low humidity and temperatures in the low 80's. That was a beautiful thing as well.
I also drove out to the Pony Pasture, which is also off of Forest Hill Drive. This is one of Richmond's most popular parks with some nature trails, and of course one of the most remarkable views of the James River as seen at left. Being as there are rapids there, it is also where kayak's and big rubber rafts are launched for trips downriver (or upriver, not quite sure). There were quite a few there getting ready to go out. Sure was a peaceful place, no one was really making any noise and was certainly comfortable and content under the trees at this point. Lots of good places to sit, and sure enjoyed being there. Nice to have a nice quiet and peaceful weekend in Richmond-always something to do here (as there is in Charlotte) but its fun to just relax sometimes and just enjoy some of nature; and to slow down and take it all in.
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