Sunday

 

Hostas, I think, blooming in the front yard.

 

Wide-load Dee Dee

She had a good day. She only got up once to pee pee last night. She ate full meals quickly. She enjoyed her walks. She rested comfortably. She took her meds. She even tried to go after a cat hiding under a car.

We had a relaxing day. We stayed in this morning and ate oatmeal with blueberries. I did a little work. Then read for a while. We took short walks in the neighborhood, including walking to the Pinellas Trail after dinner.

 

The heat finally broke and the wind picked up, making for a nice early evening walk: 82 degrees and winds over 10 mph. The trail was almost completely deserted, in both directions, a rare site.

 

We passed the land for the new park where the old par 3 golf course was located. It seems the city had turned to a third party to manage the course, but things didn't go as well as planned. There were different interpretations as to why it didn't succeed. Whatever it was, the city decided to turn it into a park, with perhaps a section for a dog park. There's been a lot of activity, getting it ready.

 

I think it has a lot of potential as a park. It's beautifully landscaped with ponds and golf cart trails. Turning it into a walking park seems like no-brainer. It beats selling the land for condo development. It is in a prime location on the corner of Bayshore Drive and Palm Boulevard.

This morning, we met some ducks that have been hanging around. They may not stay long since we had Dee Dee with us and she was a bit overeager to say hello. There are lots of ducks around the par 3 course; I suppose it's possible that the park construction could be disturbing them, so they may be venturing out into the neighborhood. It's also possible that it's coincidental.

We walked 8.1 miles today, 0 bike miles.