Beautiful solo walk in Whitemud Ravine this morning, starting at the Power Line (which is missing a huge swath of trees on the south side), and then into the ravine, up and around, back into the ravine, and then out at the other side of Westbrook.
It’s been a long time since I’ve taken this route, which always reminds me of Maggie. The birdsong was magnificent, but the creek could use some rain.
About 10,000 steps. 19C and humid.
Just a short walk, to Tom’s and then back. Somehow, it didn’t rain on me, although the skies were very rumbly and dark. This is the only kind of cloudy sky I like, when it looks like it will storm (even if it doesn’t).
Gorgeous early walk this afternoon with Tom (to accommodate the Oilers game at 3 pm). Pink is starting to pop up around town, with some white blossoms as well. We had more rain on Tuesday, which was great. A bit of thunder too. Slowly but surely we are greening up.
13,673 steps, 19C.
It’s May, and like April, we’ve had mostly very nice weather and the snow is long gone. Tom and I are back to using the lower MacKinnon Ravine Trail so there’s some variation and good cardio.
The MacKinnon Bridge has become a very familiar feature of our walks. The other day, as we were approaching from Ravine Drive, there were a lot of police and fire trucks. Unfortunately, someone had jumped off, but apparently was alive long enough to be transported by ambulance to the hospital (which we witnessed, inadvertently). That fall would probably kill you, but it’s not high enough to be 100% certain. I hope the person survived. Very disturbing to come across, especially in such a beautiful setting.
14C, 14,429 steps
Yikes, I seem to have missed a bunch of posts for April, although I’ve done lots of walking, mostly with Tom. It’s been very dry, and a couple of days we hit 21C, but mostly mid-teens. Finally, on May 8, it rained, and rained. So needed. Here’s a few photos from the past month. Oh, and I got my first vaccination on April 25! Also, Tom and I saw the following Oilers: Zach Kassian riding a bike with his toddler, Leon Draisaitl with his dog and girlfriend, and Jesse Puljujärvi with his dog, smiling and having fun with another kid (and his dog) near Alexander Circle. Glenora/Riverside Drive is Oilers central!
On April 18, we went for a much cooler walk in MacKinnon Ravine (6C). Lucky we didn’t get rained on.
Today’s 17C degree walk with Tom included the following: a blossoming Glovewood Tree, a giant raven (wish I’d brought my actual camera), a budding tree, a flowery Buddha, assorted children’s art along a fence, and a possible sighting of Zack Kassian pushing his daughter in a stroller (no photo cause you know, rude). What a beautiful afternoon!
17C/13,346 steps.