a walk in the park

Today was a beautiful day for a walk and I have a favorite walk that I like to take when I'm not going anywhere in particular. Particular walks I like are to the library or church, each of which is one mile going and a mile back. Today though I just did my one mile loop through the grounds of the old fort, over the foot bridge and through Headwaters Park. I took a picture of a beautiful redwood in blosom. Not only did this walk satisfy my need to get moving, it also answered a question. Not a very pressing question you understand but something I've been wondering about. I can see the fort from my apartment and durng the winter there was some strange orange fencing stretched out along the river.  Recently I've also been hearing some loud motor noises that are definitely not from the 18th century. Turns out the loud noises were produced when a few trees were cut down. I guess historic accuracy doesn't go as far as chopping down trees with an ax or cross saw. But concerning the river, today there was a helpful sign posted, explaining that the work being done was to stop the one foot a year erosion of the soil in the riparian area along the sides of the river. I was proud of myself because I actually knew what riparian meant, not because I have any great knowledge of soil erosion along river banks but because I used to teach about riparian ownership rights in real estate prelicensing classes.