Northern exposure

The last time I walked at the North end of town, I noted that there definitely needs to be a crosswalk at the intersection near Legion Memorial Park. I did my civic duty that day and filed a report on the city's website, and am happy to say they got back to me very early the next day! They're aware of the need, and have applied for a grant that they're pretty sure they'll get based on the feedback they got on their application. Unfortunately, it'll take a year for it to be installed, if indeed it does happen.

( At least that’s a start... )

It's that time again

Two things I forgot to mention

1) The ball of my right foot has been sensitive for a few weeks. Not while I walked, but at home when I was barefoot. It already feels much less so after just two days in the new shoes, so I guess it's good I finally tossed that last pair.

2) Yesterday I saw two woodpeckers fighting over territory. They were shuffling around a telephone pole and I was really hoping to get a vine, but one took off across the street and the other chased after. I love woodpeckers. They have such a cool look with that wedge for a head and the tail streaming behind. I even like that sound they make, though I've never heard it from any closer than across the street. I imagine it might be annoying if one was on the house.