koen 2
july 14, 2006
the last time i came to take photos at this park was back in june of 2001. [thank god i archive] i haven't been here in a long long long time. not since snowie's death. it's a pretty expansive regional park in my area where tons of people come to exercise every morning doing tai chi, sword exercise and today, there was flags. although i pass by this park all the time, i don't stop in often enough to make use of their trails. perhaps it has something to do with it reminding me of snowie because i used to take her here a lot when i wasn't working (way back when).
this week, i began exercising again. not hard core exercise but just plain walking. i can't do martial arts for another few weeks but this being stuck at home and growing into the size of a small state isn't helping. so earlier this week, i leashed up snowbie and introduced her to this park. last week, i was getting winded from just going to the market but i'm slowly building up my endurance and energy again.
i've forgotten how much i love this park. it's huge for one and the trails are well manicured. there are a ton of off road trails that i'm dying to go on, which wind around to the hills near my house. one day i'll trek it all the way home but the only thing i'm worried about are rattlesnakes. they are well camouflaged. every day that i've been walking here this week, i've been really taking in all the colors and the vividness of the park and wondering why i haven't been here in SO long. it's not until i was here, that i realized how much i miss it.
there was a lady today walking a maltese as well (of course not nearly as adorable as snowbette) and we ended up walking to the horse stables together. snowbie was scared of the other dog but i made her walk with us in order for her to get more accustomed to being around other canines. she's definitely not socialized enough around dogs. hence the reason for getting another one (eventually). snowbie always hides behind me or scurries around my legs. i remain calm so she can feel calm too but it's all a work in progress because as a dog owner, your first inclination is to pick them up and comfort them - which is not the right thing to do.
my daily walks have resulted in me getting sun. which is a good thing. i've been quite pasty these past few months. the result of working indoors all the time without much play in the sun. now i'm getting to be a nutty color - which is how i like it for the summer. i think when i go back to work, people will have thought i went to hawaii or something in these 3 weeks. hell, i should've gone! i could use the vacation away from all this work at home while recuperating. blah.
the more i walked around, the more i realized that i need to come back to take photos with the dslr camera. i think coming earlier there would be a lot more people to take photos of. i would like to get some cool tai chi photos. maybe i'll capture some of my mom in her daily dance class at the park. although, she hates me posting photos of her on the site that are not....attractive. so vain.
^ go speed racer!
although i get to the park around 830 or 900 am, the park is starting to get quiet. all those women who have those straw hats, stormtrooper face masks and faux sleeves and gloves are all gone. i think they are vampires or something. they cannot stand the sun. there are some still strolling around but the majority have gone home and hung upside down from some rafter. i crack up inside when i see them. every inch of visible skin is practically fully shielded from the sun by some sort of fabric, glasses or what not. meanwhile the younger set (like me) are in tanks, shorts and basking in the glorious sunlight.
i know. i know.
i will pay for it in like 15 years. :p
i'm going to miss these walks with snowbette when i have to go back to work. :|
currently listening to: nocera, summertime summertime
