Henricus Park

 

I spent an afternoon hiking at Henricus Park this week...the leaves are already starting to change!  I usually stay on the main trail but this particular day I ventured off just a bit. 



I startled a deer near this bridge and he made it across and through the woods before I could realize what it was.

Sometimes it's just the simple afternoon walks that allow us to take a break from the usual hum drum of life.  Enough of a break to allow us to face the REST of the week :-) The days are growing shorter and the temperatures are cooling every so slowly.  I'm trying to enjoy it for all it's worth!

 

 

Point of Rocks Park

It's just a small county park...but it makes me so happy.  Point of Rocks park, in Chesterfield, has ball fields, a playground, picnic areas and my favorite part....a ton of walking trails.  I usually visit this park when I want to get in a run outdoors.  I will pop in my ear plugs and just take off.  This time I opted to leave the ear plugs out...and walk...just to take in everything on my journey.

On this visit I ran into 2 snakes, a pack of Cubs (scouts), a man with his three boys and more bugs than a person can count.  But it was one of the most relaxing walks ever.  The smell of autumn is in the air, a hurricane is on the way and snakes are all out to play!  Haha.