I started walking with Jeff a few weeks before the Coronavirus became so widespread in the United States, and I even tried throwing in a few bits of running during those walks. That went OK but boy howdy did I ever become aware of my lack of cardio. I'd already decided to just concentrate on walking to get my muscles used to doing something, when we started doing social distancing. Then our city declared a shelter-in-place mandate and closed our favorite place for walking, the scary statue park. I get the need for doing that, but sighhhhh.
So we did the next best thing, which was to start walking in our neighborhood. At first we walked our old running route, but I got bored with that so we started mixing it up. One morning we walked my original running route, which I did back before the new neighborhood was opened up next to ours. Up and down every street equals two miles. We encountered a homemade hand washing station on one street:
At first I thought there was a bottle of hand sanitizer on the sink, but then I looked closer and saw a garden hose attached, which made sense considering there was also a drain hose. Kinda cool in these weird times.
We also walked around the newest part of the new neighborhood, where there is still a large field. One morning a few college-aged boys were at their doorway, pointing at something in the field we were walking by. Turns out it was a feral pig! It was pretty far away from us but you better believe we kept an eye on it as we rounded the bend. I guess I would have found out just how fast I could run had it turned toward us, haha.
One morning we decided to own up to our Renegade-ness and went around the gates of the utility road that goes between the two neighborhoods. The gates are there to prevent vehicle traffic so we really weren't breaking any rules...I think. See for yourself:
Something so easy to go around can't be illegal to walk on, right?
Gross alert: an armadillo that had been picked clean by vultures. Jeff said it was mostly skeleton. This picture is the closest I got to looking at it; I blocked that side of my eyes with my hand as I quickly walked by.
At the other end, with another gate. It was a windy day, hence the hair.
We also walked the utility road across from this one, which is obviously more used based on how much cleaner the road was. The amount of locks on that gate was interesting:
Jeff said it was a lock chain, so there didn't have to be a master key for one lock - each company that needed access only had to unlock their lock and they could drive in.
A small patch of wildflowers - Indian paintbrush and bluebonnets. That was a pretty sight and definitely nicer than the dead armadillo.
What a clever idea for a mailbox stand - and hey, small packages could go in the basket!
We continue to walk in our neighborhood most days, anywhere from two to two and a half miles. We have no set distance in mind, we just walk wherever looks interesting. And when we come upon another walker, we (or they) cross over the road to give each other the distance deemed appropriate to avoid spreading the virus. It's not the most exciting area to be walking but at least we are able to get outside; I hope that continues to be the case.
Hope you are all well and able to get some fresh air!
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