Fresh Pond is a 155-acre reservoir and part of the City of Cambridge water supply. A popular 2+ mile perimeter road/trail surrounds it for the enjoyment of walkers, joggers, bicyclists, bladers, birders, artists, and dogs.
In fact, the city has special rules for local dogs. The second bullet on the sign above says that "dogs that belong to Cambridge residents may go unleashed......." That's because just like Cambridge residents, Cambridge dogs are really smaat.
And the Cambridge dogs can read, too! These smaat dogs will first pee on the post, then read the sign and resist the urge to run with abandon across the grass. Not even small humans can resist that urge (the running part I mean - small kids don't usually pee on the post).
The portal shown above is on the reservoir fence and provides access to a parallel universe where Cambridge residents send their dogs to receive special advanced linguistic training. This woman is awaiting the return of her dog who was at a seminar on dialectical analysis of accent emphasis in expressing canine mood. (Either that or maybe it was learning to interpret friend or foe based on a brief smell).
And thirsty folks and dogs can use this clever water fountain designed as a gusher shooting out of the water main from the adjacent Cambridge Water Works. Smaat and creative.........
Note: "Smaat" is the local Boston area pronunciation of the English word "smart." See Matt Damon and Ben Affleck movies to hear the accent.
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