CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

So, sometime in January, when I was learning how to play ingress, I went for a walk in Forde. I'll have to go again, because there's a few things I didn't photograph - like the picnic area and the area as a whole, but this is an example of the little nooks tucked away in Australia's capital city, Canberra. One of the things about Canberra is that it's full of trees. You might wonder how the 2003 bushfires could have been so devastating, but the whole capital is full of trees. It's beautiful.  It also has a way of making utilitarian areas, like these water quality ponds, pleasant places for picnics and play. Here's a close-up of the sign, above. ... and of the what's on the sign - a map of the area. Of course, just because they were designed as public spaces, in a bushfire prone city, doesn't always mean they are well-maintained...  This shot looks across Mulligan's Flat Road from Forde, into the neighbouring suburb