Walking 1:09:00 [3] 4.35 mi (15:52 / mi)
Yesterday was a golf outing with Bruce Shenker at Donnybrook in Lanesboro. Bruce was a bit rusty to start, as he hadn't played for two weeks, but was much better at the end of the nine holes. I started poorly as well, but recovered nicely and ended up with a 40--mulligans were used though. :-)
Tonight's walk was again in Kennedy Park, but I decided that since my MRI was done (this morning), that no harm could come of testing the knee by running for 12 minutes on the trails, about a mile, I'd guess. We'll see how it looks and feels tomorrow.
Kennedy Park is situated at the top of the ridge that runs roughly N-S through the town of Lenox, and within the park there is really only one body of water, swamps excluded. It is a small spring-fed pond about 100' in diameter and was once the home of some gorgeous gold fish, whose name I don't recall. I think there may still be some sort of fish in there, only because I notice the surface being disturbed by something below the surface as I walk or run by. Tonight though, I was completely caught off guard as I noticed a tree had fallen into the pond, its upper branches partially submerged, while the trunk extended out of the pond onto the bank. At first glance, I thought that perhaps one of the many recent storms had blown yet another tree down, of which there are many in KP.
But, no, the tree had be felled by a beaver! WTF? Beavers usually prefer to build their dams and lodges in low-lying areas, not on a hillside. Well they won't have to build a dam, since the pond already has a small earth berm holding the water in place, over which a trail passes--one that I used frequently. Gotta give these beavers credit--they picked a beautiful spot, great water, and an peaceful setting. Not to mention that real estate values in Lenox are always on the high end. :-)
Will be fun to watch the building of the lodge play out--even a modestly sized lodge is going to look out of place in this small pond.
And then, as I was leaving the parking lot of the Church on the Hill, what do I see but a gorgeous, large red fox, strolling along at a leisurely pace before heading into the bushes--and this is in the center of town. I do see them from time to time in the park, but they are usually moving along quickly then.