The Joy of Gordons Pond: Find the Nature You Love Near You

 

“Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better.” - Albert Einstein


    Sometimes, I think my more specific posts extolling the beauty and history of a certain location turns off part of my audience because perhaps they think they cannot relate to a place they don't personally know. But my sincere hope is that my words and images inspires you to visit the wild places close to your home and to cherish them such that you'll make choices that protect them. Love the outdoors near you! As I wrote in my post on November 5, 2022...

    Gordons Pond wasn’t always just the amazing and beautiful mix of water and trees, grass and birds that we get to enjoy nowadays. In days long gone by, when European settlers first were looking around and wondering how to keep their food preserved, areas close to the sea were choice locations for getting their all important salt. 

    What is now Gordons Pond began as a manmade depression for the harvesting of sea salt. Ditches were dug over the beach and through the dunes allowing high tides from the ocean to fill the manufactured flats. Sealed in by dikes, the water evaporated in the sun leaving behind brine that would be collected into large cast iron pots and boiled over fires. The Rehoboth Flats, as much of this area was known, gave the settlers all the salt they needed. 

    Let me share with you one other thing. Did you know that the first Gordons Pond was further south than the current one, and was deep enough for sailing and fishing? It was lost due to the construction of the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal. The pond we now know and love is reserved for only the wild things.

    So enjoy our beautiful places. Take a walk or a bike ride along the trail. Marvel at the view from the observation tower. And take a deep breath of the fresh air in the pine maritime forest. And most of all, may peace be with all of you, my friends.

    As a reminder, all profits from any sales on my website Marketplace from now until January 15, 2023 continue to be donated to the Glioblastoma Foundation, in remembrance of my friend and mentor Bob Fenske, who recently died too young from brain cancer. It’s a nice way to add some art to your life and contribute to an excellent charity.

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‘The Joy of Gordons Pond,’ in the warm sunrise light on an autumn morning looking across naturally wonderful Gordons Pond in southern coastal Delaware.

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Location: Gordons Pond Dr, Delaware 19971, USA

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