A Walk in the Park
By Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
Atlanta, Georgia
June 20, 2019 7:35pm CST
We had rain this morning and this afternoon but I got my walk in between showers. It was a little cooler after the rain. Didn't see many people at the park, a few children playing on the playground and a few adults walking their dogs. Some kids were in the creek.
It wasn't muddy as I thought it would be. I saw squirrels running over the ground and climbing trees. I saw two cardinals, one looked to be chasing the other. I thought it might be mating season. My better half had a good book to read while waiting for me.
Just before I got back to the car it began to sprinkle rain so I finished my walk in time to keep from getting soaking wet. Huge dark clouds were hovering overhead but the sun was out before we got home. How was your day?
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
21 Jun 19
sounds jest magical, ms. ruby. so glad ya got that walk'n whilst cooler 'n then didn't need hip waders 'fore ya finished. oh, to see the squirrels 'n cardinals 'long that beautiful creek. sigh. jest makes me homesick's can be.
'twas hot here, 97. skeeters out'n billions 'f tiny grasshoppers....i've been workin' to eradicate the latters nurseries (weeds...dang those weeds) 'n though i've been quick to doctor standin' waters 't seems the neighbors 're jest choosin' to 'gnore 'em.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
21 Jun 19
@RubyHawk yes ma'am, e'en the horses water tanks 're targets. thankfully i've lil pellets to put'n such that does no harm to the horses/birds 'n other critters who partake'n such.
need some hoppers? i bet there's zillions 'f the lil beasts out there currently. i'm hopin' my supplier gets some nolo bait back'n soon. such's not harmful to other critters, jest hoppers. so 'tis safe e'en if'n the birds eat one.
add stagnate waters to the mini-herd 'f dairy cattle they've put'n 'p the road 'n such's likely to spell disaster.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
21 Jun 19
@crazyhorseladycx I hope the cows aren't made sick from the bad water. I used to see grasshoppers but I haven't seen any in a long time, probably since we moved away from the country.
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@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jun 19
That is a lovely park. We had no rain today. I want to go out walking tomorrow so I hope the sun will be out again. I had a lot of work online today. Hope you have a good night.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Jun 19
I had a good day at home, working on things around here.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
22 Jun 19
@amandajay So do I. I like my quiet time.
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
22 Jun 19
@RubyHawk yes I can imagine... I love beautiful places like this
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
22 Jun 19
That is a beautiful photo and place! =)
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@moffittjc (128840)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Jun 19
For the first day in what seemed like the last two weeks, we had a day of sunshine and no rain! It was a welcome sight after all the storms we have been getting. They are forecasting that we are going to have a hot, muggy and dry weekend, which sucks for the high heat index, but good in the sense that we can start drying out a little. Everything is flooded around here!
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@moffittjc (128840)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Jun 19
@RubyHawk We've had that happen before too, where bad thunderstorms on the horizon wold be approaching us, signaling for an ominous day, and then turning and going around us, or splitting and going north or south of us, almost as if we had a giant force field around the city protecting us from harm!
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
23 Jun 19
@moffittjc That happened to us yesterday and today. A little thunder and that's it. Sounds kinda like Steven King's the Dome, doesn't it.
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@snowy22315 (209121)
• United States
21 Jun 19
Walking in the park is usually fun.
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@FourWalls (86829)
• United States
21 Jun 19
How gorgeous! I thought you might have a muddy creek, too, thanks to all the rain that we've all been, ahem, "enjoying" this spring.
I had a long night last night, then had to get up early for a doctor's appointment this morning. I'm ready to get my sleep/wake schedule back on track!
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
21 Jun 19
It looks so refreshing; very nice to walk near the creek.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Jun 19
Any fish or frogs in the water?
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