i was running late this morning, so rob drove to open the store on time and i walked the two miles a little later. it's amazing how quiet everything is at 10 a.m. on a cool Saturday morning, so different from a weekday. i didn't see or hear a person until i was halfway to the store, though i did encounter a strange looking squirrel, two suspicious kittens and a dog that hid in silence, barking like a big "BOO!" only when i was right next to him across the opaque fence. i think i heard him chuckling behind my back. tricky varmint.
perhaps the strange mid-August 60-degree weather has put everyone into hibernation early. even some of the trees are starting to go to sleep, dropping big orange leaves across the sidewalks that still aren't recovered from summer construction. it's a strange in between time, but breathing it in first hand refreshes me and i know i need to walk to work more often.
