I Was Seeing Stars

 

...Gee; I wonder why?

Visit #1554, Sunday 5 October 25, 7:10-9:15AM, 3.4 miles, 3.1 lbs. of litter.

Temps in the low 50s, rising quickly and reaching the 80s. Sunny and dry.

All along today's hike I kept finding and removing those star stickers.

In fact, this is the 9th TIME this year. Persistent little bugger.

Whoever it is doesn't even have the common decency to pocket the sticker backings.

Another repeat offender is the fencepost at the I-691 walkbridge. This is the 5th time this year for stickers on the post.

I had to remove the potty-mouthed language as well. That's the second time this year to find that.

Now on to the planned task at hand.

There is one trail I visited last week that had become a tad overgrown. While I didn't take any AFTER photos, you can get the idea of what needed trimming.

Suffice it to say I used both my hedgeclippers and my loppers to trim back the brush, and used a trimming saw for a couple leaning trees.

Returning to the parking lot to drop off my litter bag, I found this jacket on Noah. I removed it. It seems to be in serviceable condition so I'll wash it and drop it off at Goodwill.

I also found the parking lot overflowing with cars. What gives/gave? Even when I arrived at the park there were too many cars for 7AM.

It didn't take long to find my answer.

From the link, it looks like they met their fundraising goal. Good for them.

On a personal note, I once dated a women who lost both kidneys; the first transplant lasted ten years if I recall, and the second one only days. When we met she was on peritoneal dialysis, hooking up to change the fluid 3-4 times a day. Shortly after our courtship ended she did receive yet another kidney and I heard it was a successful transplant. I hope Suzanne is still going strong and capturing hearts!