A Walk in the Park - Ice and Mud

It’s been a while since we walked in the neighborhood park. It’s been too rainy and ugly. Whenever it’s really bad, we walk in the car garage of the condo building, or the neighborhood sidewalks if it’s cold but not raining. Last time the park was quite icy from the leftover snowstorm before Christmas. Now, the snow and ice starting to melt and the dirt paths turned to mud on one of the main stretches. Well, we ran in to both - we slid our way across the ice last week and this morning walked through the mud. We should just avoid that area because there are enough paved paths to reach our two mile goal. Walking to and from the park adds to the steps. I’m always on the lookout for birds and other creatures. The cardinals just don’t sit still long enough. The crows were cawing and we could see why - the falcon or hawk was stirring nearby. There were some interesting fungus or mushrooms or whatever you call them all about. They looked like steps on the side of the tree. We used to walk in the mall on bad weather days. It really is much more interesting outside. Sometime this week we will take a ride in to DC for our old time walks. Talk about a change in scenery!