Tuesday Patrol, Feeling Artistic

Picked up:

West side (from VistaPark/Branham to where the trail veers away from the creek):

• 3 cigarette butts
• 1 water bottle cap
• 3 random debris (old stuff)
• 1 chewed gum
• 0 poops -- yay! (But then, I *was* out there after 5 last night)

South side (along Chynoweth):

• 3 cigarette butts
• 2 fence construction leftovers
• 5 random debris
• 4 poops-- oh, come on, south side, really?

But there was so little stuff to pick up that I spent more time taking photos.

We hit the trail about 8:00, surrounded by chilly fog as the construction crew worked on the north side along Branham.

The sun began breaking through as we walked south.

With the douse of rain 2 weeks ago (about an inch according to my rain gauge), grasslets sprang up everywhere. I know that they're probably weedy foxtaily grass, but it's nice to have a little green.

Boost thinks the gophers are interesting.

The sky becomes more interesting as the fog dissipates above the new construction and the photographer applies some softening and tone mapping.

By the time we got to the end of the trail on Chynoweth, the sky was reclaiming its blueness and colors brightened under the sun.

Another lovely walk completed in our new park.