Party of One

Today's pretty trail

Yes, today it was just me for my Thursday hike. I decided to walk twice around Lake Padden, since it's one of my favorite places, and I could go at a more leisurely pace, stopping often at benches and enjoying the slower pace. Melanie couldn't come because she'd been able to get scheduled for a Covid vaccine shot, and that takes precedence. Now that I've been vaccinated (as of last Tuesday, along with friend John, with SG having received his first one earlier in the week), we are all feeling much relieved that Part 1 is behind us. We each received the Pfizer vaccine, and my only side effect from this first one was a sore arm for a day. I can still feel where the shot went in, but I wouldn't call it sore at all now, two days later.

Mossy tree branches

I don't have much in the way of pictures, since this is a fairly well-trodden and often visited place, but it never fails to be a lovely place to walk. The main trail around the lake is 2.6 miles, so twice around gave me 5.2 miles, and I enjoyed it very much, since there wasn't any rain, and only occasional gusts of wind.

Catkins on the trees

I looked for signs of spring, but the only thing I saw were these little early sprouts on the trees as they swayed in the breeze. Before you know it, they will blossom out in their full finery. Until then, I will keep looking and hoping for more. We have so much green around here, all the time, but much of it comes from moss. And the ubiquitous ferns.

Choppy waters

Every once in awhile wind would come up and I had to pull up my hood and stick my hands into my gloves, but mostly it felt quite comfortable. I saw quite a few people walking their dogs, some runners, and I was pleased to see that only a few people weren't wearing masks, even if they only pulled them up as they passed others (I was one of those myself). 

It was a nice day, and I was happy to get out, even if I was a party of one. Next week we should all be back to our normal routine, two or three of us together. Until then, I'll be enjoying reading about the goings-on of my usual blog suspects.

:-)