5-5-13

Week in review: Four lunch walks last week. 1 rainy day. Wildlife highlights: near collision with a wild turkey and almost stepped on an eastern hognose snake. Expanded our participants and trail selection. Learned that one trail cuts through a unique bog with an unprecedented array of wild orchids which should bloom mid-late june. Now at 45-55 minutes per walk, good pace. Lost my pedometer but have to come up with a way to measure distance. Still into heavy gardening in the evenings and on weekends and steady on the shoulder rehab. Back to serious hiking in June.