We both have cars that have low mileage on them. We don't drive much, especially during Covid time. Still her car needed an oil change. I drove to the garage behind her. The car appointment and an online yoga class changed our typical morning schedules so we took a walk in a different location, along unusual paths just for a change. You can hardly go wrong if you try something different with this wife.
If you look up "Green Circle Trail", you will probably find Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The trail circles the town and is good for walking or biking. Lynn wondered if the forest along the trail would house more wildlife if it weren't so trimmed and cared for. We did see plenty of fallen logs and undergrowth, the sort of habitat that we suppose attracts wildlife. We saw a deer and a fawn and mentioned them to a passing couple who said they were the tenth deer they had seen on their walk.
We met a small crew of Natural Resources College students and Lynn asked them about the care they give the woods. They said they try to look out for invasive species such as buckthorn and remove it.
Walking about 45 minutes is more or less standard for our mornings. Our terrain is fairly level but of course, our latitude limits the outdoor walking season. That means that we walk when we can but we use a stationary bike, too. When I hurt my knee in wrestling about 60 years ago, I learned that the motion of biking nourishes the knee joint and can be an aid to knee health. Lynn finds that the surface she walks on matters, too. For her, soil and unpaved trails are better.
At the beginning of our walk, she agreed to lunch at the golf course restaurant but at the end, the hard-boiled eggs she had cooked called to her. She did one of the well-known right angles turns, changing direction abruptly. We'll see you at that restaurant at dinner.
