Today once the fog cleared it was a beautiful blue sky day. I woke in a bit of a bad mood and suggested to Dan we return to the woods we'd walked briefly in on Monday and then go to Chik-Fil-A drive through for lunch. Dan jumped on the idea.
What a wonderful escape!
Above Monday and the redbuds in bloom.
Below today.
Above Monday, below today.
The trail is well maintained. It's a park of the county park system but preserves part of the watershed of the Middle Patuxent River.
Lovely to see the ferns unfolding,
the canopy greening,
wild flowers in bloom,
skunk cabbage leaves unfurled,
and first sighting of Trout lily, the yellow flower, along with a May apple leaves.
We passed two other people today. The second one said that he just got a severe thunderstorm alert on his phone. We had seen the dark clouds but to the east and systems usually come from the west. We made the full loop with the sky darkening and wind whipping up. Got back to the car for the first raindrops. They didn't last long.
Off to Chik-Fil-A drive through. Attendants waiting curbside masked and gloved 6 feet away with iPads in hand to take our orders, we swiped our credit card and traveled to the window to pick up our order. Bag included Purell wipes. Found a nice parking spot to eat our lunch, listening to the radio (storm to the east of us), and feel the wind.
We took a leisurely drive back home feeling good about our escape.
How are you escaping the confines of the stay at home order but not violating the social distancing?
8 comments:
lovely place to walk love from sunny hot Europe
What a beautiful walk you took.. Be safe.
...I can't imagine going to Chik-Fil-A!
Sounds like a lovely outing so I hope it lifted your bad mood. Have a great weekend and stay safe
The best thing these days, and the only thing keeping me sane, is getting out in nature. I’m glad you got to go. We are not brave enough to eat take-out but sure do miss someone else’s cooking than mine!
What a nice outing for you. All of our higher level parks are now closed; only the city parks remain open.
I will admit I'm envious. It is snowing here right now. No blooms yet. Thanks for sharing yours.
There's nothing better for one's mood than to get out in nature... It's hard here since all of the parks, etc. are closed and gated....We can walk the streets --but it's not as pleasant for sure.
Happy Easter....With Jesus, there's HOPE ---and hope is what we all need, not just during the hard times but during the good times also!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
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