The weather this past weekend was too wonderful to stay in doors. So we left the comfort of our aired conditioned home to visit Three Parks Lake which has a Nature Center and Aquarium. I can now cross it off the list of parks to visit. As usual I was not expecting much, but I was surprisingly wrong. The Nature Center is small but they use every available space, including the ceiling. Therefore you get more out of your visit. It was educational, clean, pretty and had great trails. I felt like I was much further away than the few miles from my home.
This is the pier overlooking the indoor aquarium and one of the lakes. The Nature Center has a rustic look. They have a chart with pictures and names of the turtles that were in the lake. Had fun trying to decipher the turtles we saw.
This is part of the aquarium that is outdoors. The sun was shining bright and the color it created on the lake was a thing of beauty. No filter. It reminded me of watercolor paintings.
Only the turtles on the top right are alive. The rest are stuffed, a picture and a replica. I thought they looked cool.
Disgusting but intriguing. I love history and seeing anything from the past excites me.
They have many inside wall aquariums that hold turtles, snakes and fish. I like that they continued the rustic look from outside and created a fake rock wall around the aquariums.
I'm a city chick from the concrete jungle. I hate sweating, bugs, mosquitoes, flys, bees and because of that I will never be an outdoor person. However I do love trees, flowers, lakes, oceans and parks. In order to enjoy these works of nature I must deal with the possibility of being uncomfortable for a short period of time. Which usually doesn't happen. I look forward to returning with our doggies and walking the other trails. To quote one the greatest lyricist, Ice Cube "today was a good day."
Great park, beautiful company
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