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| Sunshine and lilypads |
Today some of the Senior Trailblazers went on a leisurely walk around Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale, a short drive from Bellingham.
Hovander Homestead Park preserves the rich history of pioneer farming and offers recreational opportunities for all ages in every season. The park encompasses nearly 350 acres, including over a mile of river frontage.
We broke into two groups and walked around the area, one around Tennant Lake (covered with lilypads, as you see here) and the other in Hovander Park itself. I don't know how many people we actually had, since we went in opposite directions soon after arriving at the park. We enjoyed a leisurely walk, meaning nobody was in a hurry, and the warm sun, with a delightful cool breeze, kept us from getting too hot. Here's another look at those lilypads.
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| Tennant Lake |
There is a walkway that winds around this area, which we took (the top picture is from there), and then we went back to the homestead to join the other group. We then made our way from the park to John S's home in the Ferndale area, and enjoyed a really wonderful potluck. I managed to keep from eating too much, which wasn't easy.
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| Enjoying our lunch in John's backyard |
It was a very laid-back sort of day, with lots of food, sunshine, company, and conversation. Around noon, we packed up and headed back to our homes. Thanks to John S and his wife (whose name I neglected to find out), we had a lovely place for our annual beginning-of-summer gathering. We have grown so large that this was the second gathering, after another one earlier at Cornwall Park. It's wonderful that there are so many Seniors not only enjoying each other's company, but also getting exercise and sharing stories and adventures with the others.
I did manage to eke out 10,000 steps for the day, which it wasn't all sitting eating. But in retrospect, that's pretty much what it felt like. Nice for a change, don't you think?
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That is a bunch of Lily Pads! Sounds like a nice day out and you got all your steps. I am working on increasing my steps slowly…it is a bummer when I walk and don’t have my phone in my pocket…I set it down and take off without it!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds perfect to me. Exercise, socializing and food. No better combination.
ReplyDeleteGigi Hawaii— how nice of John to open his backyard to all of you. I would have loved to attend that potluck.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a perfect day for enjoying a senior celebration of hiking. Many volunteer groups stop and celebrate what they do.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen so many lily pads!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun time. :)
That was a larger get-together than I anticipated, but the setting looks great.
ReplyDelete10,000 steps in - wow! That's wonderful. The most I've ever gotten is around 5,000 and that doesn't happen much. But it sounds like you had a good outing, good friends, and good food!
ReplyDeleteI sort of did a double take at you packing up "about noon". You did all of that before noon? We don't really get going here until about 10:00, unless we have an appointment. We start lunch at 1:00. But then you are an early riser, and apparently so are those other seniors.
ReplyDeleteI did spend two hours working in the garden already this morning. Now it's 1:00 and time for lunch. :-)