It was the most beautiful day imaginable in the Park today. Sun shining, blue sky, not too warm, a soft breeze on your skin that was quite perfect. We were four people and two dogs and we didn't want to leave.
We saw some baby turtles, and a huge great-grandpa. Some geese flying around - migratory or residential, I don't know, but it was gorgeous. And so many dogs!! Note: 19 crack bags on Lookout hill, but even more birders out today!
The most exciting thing, though, was a garbage truck driving around picking up the trash! In all the time I've been coming to the park, I have NEVER seen trash pickup on a Sunday until now. Thank you, Emily Lloyd, the new Parks commissioner for caring. Beautiful weekends are always a problem. So many people enjoy the park for picnics, barbeques, everything, that the trash cans are overflowing by Sat. night, and Sunday has traditionally been quite disgusting. I stopped to thank the men doing the work. Don't know how pleased they were to be working on a Sunday morning, but I thought I'd let them know that someone appreciated them.
We also were very pleased to see Fanny. Fanny is a 14-year old semi-retired service dog that belongs to Tony, the head of FIDO. She collapsed a few days ago and was in the hospital. And of course, at 14, we kind of assumed the worst. Didn't happen!! We saw her today in the Peninsula. She's out, on medication for heart disease and seems to be doing fine, albeit a little slow. She is a wonderful dog, and we were very glad to see her.
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