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Joy on a spring day

At Creve Coeur Lake Park where I ride my bicycle occasionally, they rent quadricycles. This Saturday, on the other side of the lake from the rental shack, I encountered one of these 4 wheeled, multi-passenger surreys with the fringe on top .

In the front seat were two 50ish, slightly overweight women, looking somewhat exhausted as they had just come up a steep incline.  In the back seat, not pedaling, was another women.  She appeared to be in her late 80s, and she was leaning over with her head between the heads of the women in the front seat.  The older woman was laughing loudly and joyfully with a look of bliss on her face.  Obviously being out on a beautiful spring day with these two women was bringing her much delight, despite the snail pace of their vehicle. She was so totally in the moment that she unknowingly shared her joy with me. What a nice, serendipitous gift on a Saturday morning.

Joy is where you find it.

Be well.

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Huuuhhhh?

I recently bought a cheap kayak for exercise purposes.  It gives me a change from bicycling on the Katy Trail or the little gym in our basement.  I’ve been taking it out to Creve Coeur Lake Park a couple times a week. 

Creve Coeur Lake Park is 2200 acre park with a 320 acre lake about 10 or 15 minutes from the house.  While Creve Coeur Lake is pretty and scenic it is not very clean. It is not very deep, 10 feet at the most.  Also during times of flood on the Missouri River, this area all goes under water.   And let’s face it, people are not always that clean, and a lot trash from the park ends up in the lake.

On Saturdays if the weather is even half way decent the park is very Continue reading “Huuuhhhh?”