2.1 miles
the falls coffee
77 degrees
Another run to the Falls coffee with Scott. So hot this morning! Today we ran a little farther — up the mustache bridge hill to Longfellow Gardens. Back in May I had run here, hoping to see the purple flowers but they hadn’t been planted yet. This morning the garden was full of color — purples, reds, oranges, yellows.
10 Things
- 3 turkeys on the part of the dirt trail we call the gauntlet because it’s so narrow and near the road. The turkeys didn’t care we were running by; they were too busy pecking the grass. What are they eating? we wondered*
- a bunch of barricades and a cluster of construction signs with flashing lights lining edmund bvld — uh oh, what are they planning to do here, and how will it impact my running?
- more sun than shade — so hot!
- lots of bikes over on the river road trail, not too many walkers or runners
- click clack click clack — a roller skier! said to Scott: I bet they’re excited summer’s over Scott (with some bitterness): good for them
- the falls were quiet — I forgot to look as we ran by — with the very low creek, were they even falling?
- Hi Mr. Longfellow! — checking out the Longfellow statue in the field below the garden
- Crossing under the mustache bridge, noticing the stagnant creek water — so low!
- songs overheard at the Falls coffee: an acoustic (asmr-y) version of “I’m So Excited” and a techno, poppy version of “Wonderwall”
- checking out the empty Riverview, wondering when the new owners will finally do something with the space; we’ve been waiting for about 2 years now
*a quick search for what wild turkeys eat:
Wild turkeys are opportunistically omnivorous, which means they will readily sample a wide range of foods, both animal and plant. They forage frequently and will eat many different things, including:
Acorns, hickory nuts, beechnuts, and walnuts, either cracked open or swallowed whole
Seeds and grains, including spilled birdseed or corn and wheat in agricultural fields
Berries, wild grapes, crabapples, and other small fruits
Small reptiles, including lizards and snakes
Fleshy plant parts, such as buds, roots, bulbs, succulents, and cacti
Plant foliage, grass, and tender young leaves or shoots
Large insects, including grasshoppers, spiders, and caterpillars
Snails, slugs, and worms
Sand and small gravel for grit to aid proper digestion
from The Spruce
I found this writing prompt from @sundresspublications the other day. I’ll have to try it and recommend it to my class!
Go for a walk around your neighborhood and write down any words you see- words on street signs, buildings, bumper stickers, etc. – and try to arrange them into a poem.
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