Bass, Birds & Blooms
The Loch Lomond Property Owner’s Association Blog
Bass, Birds & Blooms
Loch Lomond Laker | August 2021
Interested in receiving Loch Lomond news like this in your inbox? Sign up for the Loch Lomond Laker newsletter! View this email in your browser Join us for movie night on the beach There will be a movie night at Loch Lomond’s South Beach on August 28! Paid-up...
Loch Lomond Laker | July 2021
Interested in receiving Loch Lomond news like this in your inbox? Sign up for the Loch Lomond Laker newsletter! View this email in your browser Volunteers still needed for LochFest Can you commit an hour of your time to help us out at LochFest? This annual...
Resident artwork: Loch Lomond Sunrise
Deb Edmunds, Loch Lomond Sunrise, 7x10 color pencil on paper This color pencil drawing capturing Loch Lomond's beauty was created by a new resident to the neighborhood, Deb Edmunds. The work captures the sunrise from the north side of the lake. According to the...
Queen-of-the-prairie reigns at South Beach
Photo by Sheryl DeVore In July, standing tall along the Loch Lomond South Beach shoreline, is the queen-of-the-prairie. Its soft pink cluster of flowers look like cotton candy on a long green stalk. And guess what? It’s a threatened species in Illinois. It's difficult...
LochFest 2021: Get involved!
LochFest event returns on July 31, 2021! This annual event is focused on creating awareness to improve the area watershed quality and the environment overall. We are pleased to bring back this event after its brief hiatus in 2020. Especially after keeping responsibly...
Baltimore orioles singing, nesting in June
Photo by Bob Schifo In May it was fun to walk the neighborhood and hear Baltimore orioles giving their clear, whistled “tea dear dear" songs. My husband and I enjoyed chatting with our neighbors about these gorgeous birds that live thousands of miles away in Central...
Loch Lomond Laker | June 2021
Interested in receiving Loch Lomond news like this in your inbox? Sign up for the Loch Lomond Laker newsletter! View this email in your browser LochFest is July 31 LochFest event returns on July 31, 2021! We are pleased to bring back this event after its brief hiatus...
Meet your 2021 Loch Lomond lifeguards
South Beach is once again staffed for the summer season! We have a great crew of lifeguards and gate guards helping us keep South Beach safe and clean. South Beach lifeguard hours 2021* Monday –...
Summer is on the horizon: Beach opens May 29
South Beach will once again be staffed for the summer season starting Memorial Day weekend! We can't wait to see everyone enjoying the sun and sand again. Please keep in mind that great deal of time and money is invested in the Association properties for everyone's...
A plant for all seasons: Native Golden Alexander
During a 2-mile walk through Loch Lomond, I often go down Lomond Avenue where I see a profusion of native wildflowers on either side of two stone structures dividing the street south of Killarney Pass Circle. I mentioned seeing gray-headed coneflowers in July last...