A Walk in the Park

It's beautiful and green outside. Very green. The temperatures are cooler than we're used to, which can be nice, but the humidity is the biggest surprise as we head outside.

  Today we took a walk to the park. We go on walks almost every day, at least we did in Utah. Now we're getting back in the habit, and enjoying being outside. We're not used to bringing an umbrella with us so last time we had to go home early, but this time skies were clear so out we went. Carkeek Park is just a couple blocks away and feels very secluded. The trees are so thick you can't tell you're still in the middle of civilization. It has some nice trails, a creek, and if you follow the trail all the way (a mile or two) you get to Puget Sound. Maybe its just because I come from a desert state, but I had never heard of a "sound" until I came here. According to dictionary.com, a sound is "a long, wide inlet of the ocean, often parallel to the coast. Long Island Sound, between Long Island and the coast of New England, is an example."

 Gideon slept through the whole thing, of course. But its nonetheless good for him to be outside. Luckily, Grandma and Grandpa Edlund lent us this umbrella stroller so we could have a stroller while we're up here in WA (our regular one was too bulky for the move up).

 The trees at the park were soo tall and straight. I don't think I've ever been in a forest like this.

They had an odd plant that looked like "snake grass" from home, except that it had fern like leaves jutting out. Interesting...