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A walk around the lake

Stratford is known for the lake with swans on it and for the many theaters, it has. But this post is about the lake we have it town. It is called Lake Victoria and is a man-made lake. It has Mute Swans which are descendants from Swans that the British Royal Family gave to the town. The first picture is of part of the sidewalk around the lake. There are old willow trees that make it a very nice walk. The second photo is one of the many swans we have in town. It was in the process of grooming its feathers when I took this photo. Both of these pictures are taken during the golden hour which at the time was between 6:30 and8 pm.




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