A City within a Park

I was delighted to explore some of the trail systems that are a short walk from our place. Mel and I took Alex in his wagon and walked through spruce forests along the Waterford valley. We passed a small duck pond with mallards, American widgeons, black ducks and domestic geese, and walked around Powers Pond.

I'd heard that Mount Pearl had some good walking trails, and I knew that there were some that were close to our home, but I was very impressed by how it felt as though we were in the middle of a wilderness so close to our home. It felt like another dream come true!

The City of Mount Pearl has the slogan "A City within a Park". It sounds cheesy, and it's not very apparent when you drive around, but it sure felt like it when I was walking along the trails. I learned from the City of Mount Pearl website that there are approximately 65 km of walking trails within the city, and the city doesn't use any herbicides or pesticides in their parks!

I'm excited to explore different aspects of the area and the island in general now that the weather is warming up. All of these experiences make me realize how lucky I am. And, just as our mailman had prophecized (see Nov 13, 2008 post), it really does feel as though God chose our home for us in Mount Pearl. For those of you who didn't know, we bought the home sight unseen. I'd actually never even been in Mount Pearl before. The interesting thing is that several months before we had even decided to move to Newfoundland, I had gotten the message that Mount Pearl would be the best place for us to move. And sure enough, it was the place that we eventually chose to live and we love it.