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A serene freshwater lake surrounded by dense forest on Fraser Island. The calm water reflects the greenery of the surrounding trees. A white sandy beach borders the lake, and the sky above is partly cloudy with patches of blue visible. The scene is tranquil and untouched, highlighting the island's natural beauty.

Willard Bay is a man-made fresh water reservoir in the Great Salt Lake, in northern Utah. The bay was separated from the Great Salt Lake in 1964, and has since served as a source of irrigation water and recreation for the northern Wasatch Front metro area.

Canal at the base of the Willard Bay dam at the edge of the Great Salt Lake. Willard Bay, also known as Willard Bay Reservoir or Arthur V. Watkins Reservoir, is a freshwater reservoir completed in 1964, which separated, drained, and subsequently filled with fresh water from the Weber River a portion of the Great Salt Lake's northeastern arm.

This toddler in the floating village is playing with a broom on the porch of his floating house. He's unsupervised even though he's just two steps from the water.

Tonlé Sap lake in Cambodia is part of the Mekong River system and the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. The size and depth of the lake change dramatically depending on wet or dry season, so structures can't sit on pylons. There are also floating stores, schools, storehouses, henhouses and other structures. Most people are engaged in fishing or trading.

The matron of this floating house is purchasing fresh produce delivered by boat to her door.

Tonlé Sap lake in Cambodia is part of the Mekong River system and the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. The size and depth of the lake changes dramatically depending on wet or dry season, so structures can't sit on pylons. There are also floating stores, schools, storehouses, henhouses and other structures. Most people are engaged in fishing or trading.

This store is located in a floating village on Tonlé Sap lake in Cambodia. Tonlé Sap is part of the Mekong River system and the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. The size and depth of the lake change dramatically depending on wet or dry season so structures can't sit on pylons.

Tonlé Sap lake in Cambodia is part of the Mekong River system and the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. The size and depth of the lake change dramatically depending on wet or dry season, so structures can't sit on pylons. There are also floating stores, schools, storehouses, henhouses and other structures. Most people are engaged in fishing or trading.

Reporting From Twin Cities-Central Minnesota On Wednesday Afternoon 4 December 24: Current Temp 15 Degrees
Wind Chill Effect -2 Degrees
Wind Gusts To 45mph.
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With no wind to contend with the camera on the drone can quickly takes its position to record the view from above. Only the slightest hint of leaves changing color can be seen, perhaps two or three weeks later than normal years. The warm fall days of bright skies have lulled cottage owners into leaving their docks and boats in the water longer than usual, too, judging from this picture.

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Twenty-Five Mile Bay on Harrison Lake is a natural wonder. Harrison Lake is cold, yet this bay is warm and great for swimming. There are campsites as well. Harrison Lake is the largest southern coastal lake in British Columbia. It can become windy and the water route to this location can be tricky with wind and waves. On this day, the weather was calm, the bay was empty of people, the sun was warm, and it was a perfect opportunity to relax and swim in the turquois water.

Although it tends to get dwarfed by the sheer expanse of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir, India, one major landmark in Srinagar is the Hazratbal Mosque, or Dargah Hazratbal. This is the dome of the shrine. The dome and minaret of the mosque are later additions though- this dome and minaret were added to the structure during its reconstruction in the 1970s. The Hazratbal Shrine, popularly called Dargah Sharif (which roughly translates as the Holy Shrine), is a Muslim shrine located in the Hazratbal locality of Srinagar. The mosque is reputed to contains a relic, the Moi-e-Muqqadas, which is believed to be the hair of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. (PBUH). The Hazratbal Mosque is located on the northern bank of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, and is considered to be Kashmir's holiest Muslim shrine. The name of the shrine is believed to be a combination of the Arabic word Hazrat (which means respected) and the Kashmiri word Bal (meaning place). There was much commotion circa Dec. 1963 when it was said that the relic had disappeared from the shrine. Order was restored about two weeks later when the relic was eventually found. (Srinagar, Kashmir, India, Apr/ May 2024) (Photo by Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada on Wikipedia: (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazratbal_Shrine#/media/File:Dome_o...(26565403180).jpg) under Creative Commons licence 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The largest lake in Japan, located in Shiga Prefecture

Taken in 2013 of Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska during a trip. Panorama of a set of photos. The glacier has receded in 2023 compared to this photo.

A Floating Post Office on Dal Lake- too bad I could not photograph it from the water. The floating post office has been refurbished several times and in the present day, it has been painted a pristine white. The floating post office cum Museum on Srinagar's Dal Lake was inaugurated in 2011 by Omar Abdullah, the then Chief Minister of the state. It is moored on the western edge of Dal Lake and is also accessible from the main street, as seen here. (though parking your car by it could be a problem due to the narrow road and the continuous flow of traffic). Srinagar's floating post office was called Nehru Park Post Office before 2011. I had read that the floating post office would also house a philately museum and one can get postcards stamped at the facility but there is no way I can confirm this as we could not park next to it and we had to move on pretty quickly. (Srinagar, Kashmir, India, Apr/ May 2024) (Photo by Mike Prince from Bangalore, India under Creative Commons Licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) Link to picture: (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Floating_Post_Office,...(14598325813).jpg)

I am on a Shikara (pointed rowboat or gondola) ride on the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. I was surprised to spot this floating French Fries (chip) shop- plop in the middle of Dal Lake. It was nearing nightfall, and these Shikaras do not operate at night, so people were probably rushing back to shore, so there were not too many customers. I had read on the net that there were the floating shops selling snacks, chips and biscuits, fruits and vegetables, kebabs and curries on the Dal Lake. Apart from the convenience stores we saw earlier, and the boat offering Kahwa we saw earlier (see previous pictures in this album), and this chip shop, I did not spot any others. But I am sure there must be some Shikaras delivering meat, dried goods and other kitchen supplies to the kitchens of the many houseboat hotels on Dal Lake. Detailed notes about Shikaras, houseboats and the Dal Lake itself appear elsewhere in this album. (Srinagar, Kashmir, India, Apr/ May 2024)

A row of house boats at the far end on the Dal Lake in Kashmir, India with a Shikara in the foreground. We will take a Shikara ride and go much closer to the houseboats later in the day (see subsequent pictures later in this album). Houseboats, Shikaras and the Dal Lake are synonymous with Srinagar. The houseboats seen are are relatively plain Janes- we will see much more substantial ones later in the day. Houseboats on the Dal Lake are sometimes nicknamed Floating Palaces. Still built according to British customs, the houseboats are generally made from local cedar-wood and measure around 24–38 mtr in length and 3–6 mtr in width. Almost all houseboats on the Dal Lake function as hotels and are graded in a similar fashion to hotels on land, according to levels of comfort and facilities offered. Many houseboats incorporate lavishly furnished rooms, with verandas and a terrace to serve as a sun-deck or to serve evening cocktails. The houseboats on Dal Lake are mainly moored along the western periphery of the lake, close to the lakeside boulevard in the vicinity of the Dalgate district of the city and on small islands in the lake. Although they may be moored as a cluster of several houseboats, as seen here, each houseboat is anchored individually. (Srinagar, Kashmir, India, Apr/ May 2024)