A long, familiar walk, but always some new images

When Susan and I are training, or these days, when Susan is still recovering and my body needs to walk, we have a local walk of about ten miles. The incentive is a local bakery, five miles away. A croissant and a coffee primes us for the return. The bakery is at 300 feet elevation, we are at 1100, so mostly down for the first half, and up all the way back. This is a two or three times a week trip, so we seek out little variations, always keeping in mind the distance to the nearest restroom. That means keeping tabs on any construction going on midway either direction, and the associated porta-potty.

One of the variants goes down the bear route, where three wood sculptured bears are to be along the way.

 














This last walk was my day for yards with character or at least interest:

They continue up the driveway, representing many happy hours

We are having a drought year, so this brown metal sculpture blends right in.

A block or two further on

This route variation sent me down a commercial street.

Bakery reached, now on the return trip through different streets.

Deliberate or a forgetful child?

As I said, things are dry here, and this sign was miles from any water:

I cut off the phone number for privacy considerations

For some reason there is fresh growth in some shrubs, even though it is fall.

And finally, on the trip up the hill, nearing home, wildlife.