I felt the need for a walk today so I headed to HLG. The weather was a little chilly and breezy and it looked like it might rain. I didn’t care. I went anyway. I guess if you have the gear you may as well use it. I hiked the long trail today. I hadn’t hiked the long trail since last Spring before the mosquitos took over the place like a gang of thugs. Anyway, It was nice to get back on the trail. It wont be long before the snow flies and I can ski the trail again. I wasn’t quite sure where to hike today. I chose the long trail because my nature meter was on low. I did a lot this week while K was in California. I drank a lot. I went to the Toledo Museum of Art. I went to the Toledo Zoo. I went to a friends house for dinner. I hung my show at Pentamere Winery. I went underwear shopping..ha! After it was all said and done it feels like I did everything…and nothing. I thought about that when I took pictures today. I saw the same sights in the woods as always….everything and nothing. So I looked closer. I went off trail. I laid on the ground. I allowed myself to dream. But it was too cold to lay still. My sweat chilled fast. I stepped into the conservatory after my hike. I hung out in the tropical room to warm up. The warm humid air felt good. I looked closely at a few plants. I like the translucency of plants against the sky. When I looked at this leaf against the sky I thought it looked like an O’Keefe painting. So I snapped a few pics for future reference. I found about 5 or 6 different plant textures today that I had never seen before. Maybe it was the fact that I wasn’t in a hurry. Nobody waited for me at home. There were no errands to run, no projects that needed to be finished, no dinner plans, no sporting events, no meetings….nothing and suddenly I could see everything.
The Heron 