Our weather in late 2013 and throughout 2014 has sure provided ample fodder for discussion about unusual temperatures and weather conditions. It seems as though we’ve been on a gigantic rollercoaster since Summer began … Tuesday was hot and sultry, Wednesday a transition day and this morning it was feeling Fallish once again. Well, you’ll get no complaints from me because Fall is my favorite season. This morning I left early and I was still holding back on walking too far for a few more days due to those pesky calf splints earlier in the week, though I felt great and wished I could have kept walking a few more miles. I wanted to stroll down to Council Point Park, but didn’t want to tease myself by stopping short of the perimeter path, so I wandered instead over to Wyandotte. It was beautiful on the bridge that separates our two cities and I paused, as I always do, to see if there were any ducks or geese congregating there, but there were none again today. The one day I was lucky enough to see so many families must’ve been happenstance and I’m glad I was in the right place at the right time. Here is one of the pictures I took that day, and, in looking at this picture, I realize the sun cast a near-identical reflection then as it did this morning. When I tried to capture that picturesque scene today, unfortunately I could not. I whipped out my camera to take a picture, pressed the “on” button, then the camera turned itself on and off a few times, and demanded batteries before it would allow me to shoot additional pictures, i.e. “Change batteries now!” … geez, a little more warning would have been nice; guess I need to start packing a spare pair of batteries when I set out.

I sure was glad to be back in the groove and enjoying the simple pleasure of my morning ritual. I added 2 ½ miles to my 2014 total and will aim to return to Council Point Park tomorrow, since it has been way too long and I need that infusion of Mother Nature’s fine work for my well-being.