Day 51: Logger's Loop

I kept my promise to myself to go for a walk in the morning.

There was plenty of parking at Farewell Bend Park at that time in the morning.  The summer river drift season is still a couple of months away.  I headed south, crossed over the river at the footbridge by the metal horses statue, and walked the path along Riverbend, passing by the otter statue that my kids used to play in when they were younger and shorter and it was at Juniper Park

I was glad to be wearing a wide brimmed hat, as I was able to protect my eyes from the still low-angled sun.

The path goes between the enclosed dog park and the river, and goes under the Old Mill Bridge.  The underpass is beautifully painted with park scenes.  The path goes down to the flagged bridge, then back up between Old Mill shops and the river, through another vividly painted pedestian underpass, and the on between the condos and the river.  There's a riparian are in the river, and a medium size blackish songbird was chirping and singing on a tall stalk.  I looked up to see if I could tell what type it was, but didn't see anything that made it look any different that a small raven.  Then it was back to the car, and the rest of my day.