the Way of the Turtle

SUMMER SOLSTICE
1.1 Mile Walk at Buckingham Lake
Friday, June 21, 2013

While it was tempting to spend the longest day of the year at home like a lump, feeling sorry for myself about my knee... I did manage to finally get my backside out the door for a walk around Buckingham Lake right before sundown.

I had hoped to do 2 loops (only a mile and a half, for heavens sake) but I underestimated the extra time and effort it takes with a marginally functional knee. So I settled for one loop and a little bit, in attempt to at least get 30 min on my feet.

Along the way I finally spotted a mother mallard and her brood of mallard munchkins... either 6 or 7 of the fuzzballs. I'm a bit surprised that there only seems to be one female with ducklings, given all the ducks that hung out here last year... though I suppose it's possible there's others still nesting.

Unfortunately, today marks the start of decreasing hours of daylight... at least there's a while yet before it really becomes noticeable. I like being able to go outdoors at 8-9 PM at night and still have something resembling daylight...
JMH