My kid is taking tennis lessons across town at Lakeview and so I ran my old trail from Geneva Road down the River to the end of the Lakeshore trail. I looked in on my renters (doing good on the yard) and went all the way down to the end of the trail. I miss my trail -- it makes me heartsick. So much went through my mind as I ran. I grew my pregnancies walk/jogging along that trail, I called to get my 7 year old son out of bed to pedal down the trail in his pajamas to come see a turtle lay her eggs near the bird reserve, I tried to save a parakeet I found sitting in the middle of the road and countless ferral cats. I even fended off an attacker. I let my eyes rest along the familiar beauty and pondered the countless pictures I've taken there in summer, winter, and autumn. I never got tired of the bike trail. It still holds its magic for me. I'll run it every morning this week while they have their lessons. When my kids are gone, maybe I'll rent out my new house and go back to the old one to remodel it. I hate that side of town, but I love that side of the river trail with all my heart. And after my kids are grown and I don't have to drive across town 100 times every day, I may go back. | 