A Different Track

Part 1

Today I walked with Liz in her neighborhood. She lives in one of the oldest parts of Houston. Many of the houses are old Queen Anne style homes. I just love them. When we walk past one that is run down and needs love, it makes me sad. I think beautiful houses should be treated as treasures.

We walked 3 miles today. This was a good increase from the last time we walked together. I told her I'm going to get her up to 5 miles eventually. The walk didn't seem very long, but that is because we were talking. We have to cross a bunch of streets on this walk, so there is a lot of changes in the level of the path. That slows us down quite a bit. On the up side, there weren't any twinges or pains as we walked today.
On top of everything else, her parents are visiting, and her mom made us breakfast. We sat around and talked with her mom and dad all morning. It was a very pleasant way to spend half the day.















This is a small wetlands area near the begging of the trail.

Part 2


On Sunday I shared my walk by phone with my daughter. We talked nearly the entire time. If we do that again I will definitely take my hands free. My arms got really tired.


I walked just over my regular 6 miles. I think it was about 6, but I'm not certain. The weather was still cool enough for me to wear a hoodie without dying from the heat, but I was pretty warm by the time I finished.


The plant of the week is honeysuckle. The flowers are just beginning to blossom. If you are familiar with honeysuckle vines, you know that once they get established, they spread like crazy. There are probably over a hundred individual plants along the path. The flowers are very fragrant and when in full bloom can be overwhelming. It should be interesting to see how many blooms are out by next weekend.