I have been a bit remiss in both my walking and my reporting of said walks. I know you're all hanging on my every word when it comes to my feeble attempts at physical fitness. But both a certain malaise and a dose of ennui (leave it to the French for coming up with those snobby words that explain their diffident world view while looking down their snooty long noses) have contributed heavily to my life the past few weeks. So "today's walk" is kind of a euphenism (hmmm...French again?).
Last Thursday I took a walk at work. I'm getting a little bored with my (admittedly) beautiful walk routes downtown, so I decided to combine both my lunch time with walk time. I ended up walking a very short (for me, these days) 2.66 miles, on a route that I thought would get me closer to 3+ miles. I walked up La Mesa Blvd. (which is part of "Historic Route 80"...who knew?) to Grossmont Center, a shopping center, then down Center Street to Fletcher Parkway and up Baltimore Ave., back to work. Like I said, I was hoping for more--aren't all of us always hoping for more?--but I was sadly mistaken.
Yesterday I had a work-related meeting to go to, and I didn't want to miss the football games, so I walked before the meeting and only totaled 5.96 miles. Yes, I know...that's not bad for 2 hours, so I shouldn't complain. And oh, yeah...those of you who know me well enough to be scratching your heads about that "didn't want to miss the football games" comment: They always lull me into the best naps.
Here's the trees in Balboa Park that are near the big fountain on the Park Blvd. side. I have no idea what they are...at first I thought they were cherry blossoms, but those are more pinkish. Chime in if you know what they are...
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