Practice walk

With my departure for Le Puy-en-Velay not too far in the future, I’m training for longer walks. Today’s is taking me west from home and south to the Fox River at Lutz Park on a beautiful, blue-sky day.

To my surprise, there were not only Canada geese at the park, but also swans. Or so it seemed. On closer inspection they were decoys–perhaps a strategy for weakening the geese’s sense of entitlement.

I was pleased to be able to see the Main Hall cupola and the Lawrence Memorial chapel steeple (about a mile down-River) visible under the Memorial Drive bridge from the riverbank.

What a beautiful setting!