HALLS POND.  Close enough to walk to from work ( .72 mi.), but there's parking next to Amory Park if you drive.

Sit in the lovely garden area to eat lunch or just relax;   or stroll along the boardwalk that circles the pond.  Look closely  When you walk around the pond, you might see a heron!



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