A Walk a Day

Chad and I try to take a good walk at least once a day.  We had been going to the Springfield conservatory pretty regularly until he hurt his ankle.  His ankle is doing much better now so we have started walking again since the weather is getting much nicer.  We eventually want to build up to the five mile walk.  Presently, we're doing two miles now, so I don't think it will take much longer to build up to the longer one.  Our goal is to eventually do an eight hour hike out somewhere, but we definitely need to train up to meet that goal.  Here we are at the conservatory on a beautiful day!

Here's the beginning of the trail.  The sign lists the hours of operation and the trail rules.  No pets are allowed in the conservatory because there are plenty of deer and wild turkeys, not to mention a million squirrels, and a couple of chipmunk!

Come on Chad, you can't be tired yet.  We've just started!

Which way will lead me to Dunkin Donuts faster?

The deer are probably wondering  why we aren't eating the grass like they are.

 It would be fun to sit here for an afternoon of reading or knitting.

I'm not quite sure what I'm doing here but I guess I'm having a good time!

Don't fall in!

We're almost there Chad.  You can do it!  Just think of eating a Sam's Club hotdog for lunch.

Just a few more steps Chad.  You can do it!

I'm ready for my hotdog.  Oh yeah!

Zepheniah 3:17 (NASB)

“The Lord your God is in your midst,

A victorious warrior.

He will exult over you with joy,

He will be quiet in His love,

He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.