Walking: Often as Good for the Soul as for the Heart!

I am often amazed
at the interesting things I
encounter even in seemingly
nondescript places as I try to get in
a couple of miles of cardio.  Probably,
the stops along the way don’t do my heart as
much good as they do my soul, since they interrupt 
the elevated heart rate.  

Anyway, here are some things that caught my eye today:

 

 

~ A fading little petunia bush
trying to dress up an unkempt section of sidewalk, screaming, “Bloom where you’re planted!”

~ A bunch of chirping, crowing caged birdies perched in front of a nearby garage.    As I took a photo op, a man pointed to a tree and said look at that one.    His English wasn’t so good and neither is my hearing, it took a second for me to realize there was a bird in the tree.   As I walked up, the bird clearly enunciated, “Hi,” and something else which I’ve forgotten.   Unfortunately, after I started to video, the bird refused to converse further.

~ A group of tall, beautifully-barked

eucalyptus trees in a sweet little park.

~ A lovely corner house, with colorful, resplendent roses.
* A sweet faux Arts and Crafts neighborhood, 
          its newness not much detracting from its charm.

~ A sad abandoned toy castle, 

placed on the sidewalk for anyone to claim.

 

~ A reminder that storm drains flow to the Bay, so please, no pollutants dumped.

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