What a beautiful day for a walk in the park...

Well, actually it was two days, this past Sunday and Monday, because they were both such beautiful days and the park was really very colorful.  The temperatures were in the low 70s and the sun and blue sky were what we called in the flying business "severe clear."

Arriving at the park, we were greeted by a long lane with explodingly colorful trees on one side and a lake on the other. Even with an HD chip in the camera, these pictures don't do justice to the colors.

We used to bring our old lab, Bailey, over here and walk her.  She absolutely loved the place, with all its smells and things that dogs pay attention to -- squirrels, scents, creeks, frogs and the like.  There were also lots of people taking pictures.  Some were professional photographers taking family pictures, some were taking senior pictures and some taking pictures of young couples that might be used in a wedding slide show.  In fact, I ran into a gentleman who said he recognized me.  He said he was on one of our Vet's trips with his mom and dad.  He said they still talk about that trip.


 I think even mother nature knew there would be days like this and she knew that people would be "standing or parking."  Kinda took matters into her own hands, and the local authorities were smart enough to know that this was the way it should be.

We walked a lot of the trails, ones we never even knew were there.  They have paved walking and bike riding paths as well as nature trails.  All in all, there are 35 acres there, land that was donated and began as a girl scout camp.  In fact, some of the old buildings of the camp are still there and one could only guess at how much fun they all had there in those days.

Well just about everywhere we walked we were treated to marvelous colors.  But even for all that, it was remarkable how well maintained the park was.  There were many, many new shelters built, with new picnic tables under them.  The paths were well maintained and free from debris and fallen trees or limbs.  It is very impressive. 

I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright.  (Henry David Thoreau)

God reveals His glory not in the Bible alone, but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars.

I also ran into this beautiful young lady who just happened to be sitting on a bench on one of the trails.  Sure was my lucky day.  And then I saw her sitting by this big rock.  Lucky twice in one day!

So all in all, it was a really great two days. I thought you might like to see more of the pictures from those two days, so I included them in a slide show and they are playing on the right-hand column, down near the bottom.  Enjoy.

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.  (George Washington Carver)


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