One thing I love about pet sitting in the Hyde Park neighborhood is being able to walk to bars, restaurants, shops, and Ault Park.
I’ve been to Ault Park twice now during my two week gig and it may not be my last visit. I love the green and feeling that you are nowhere near civilization, yet only footsteps away. The trees are tremendous and as you walk you will see deer, chipmunks, squirrels (even albino ones!) and spiders.
George and I discovered a short cut between houses.
And steps leading up to Observatory Road where the main park entrance is.
Beautiful main entry into the wooded trail area.
Little signs throughout educating us on the preservation.
I believe they are redoing parts of this area to include the Wasson Way Walkway that started in Hyde Park and will eventually extend miles into the city. I don’t know a whole lot about it, except there is a lot of construction going on where they are transforming the unused railway into a paved recreational area.
This is what I found online.
This incredible shroom was showing off in an area where two albino squirrels made their way through the trees. George’s quick eye caught both. I focused on the mushroom. My friend Rebecca who lives in this area has named the two albinos- one is Sheba. We figured its a female since its such a survivor 🙂
I started watching a documentary film on Netflix about mushrooms. The main guy was actually born and raised in Ohio and has become an expert simply by following his curiosity. It is called “Fantastic Fungi”.
This natural decay felt like death as I walked past. Naturally reabsorbing one of its own.
And in contrast, these flowers with their amazing stems caught my eye in the park.
Admiring the white tree and blue skies. Looking up.
Such peace here.
Zvezda doing her best to crack a smile, even though she was not feeling well in the humidity.
Leaves eaten by insects of some sort which to me created an interesting pattern.
Daddy long legged spiders always crossing our paths. I stepped over them as much as possible.
I was always taught to leave these spiders alone. That they actually help instead of hurt us. No clue whether that is true or not but just comes from my childhood memory.
The exposed root walkways, I always enjoy.
And the natural shelters kids in the neighborhood create.
I stopped to admire this tree. Zvezda leaned up to take a rest.
Making the best of my pet sitting days. I signed up on Rover.com and hope to earn some extra cash while continuing to explore, blog, and teach English to my amazing international students.
I'm just your average gal figuring out her way through the second half of life that decided to follow a calling to Thailand. Now back in the USA due to covid, seeking nature for further direction.
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