Now I'd love to say that it was an amazing park and that it's for the better I ended up there instead, but honestly, it was just okay. It had a couple of sculptures that were kinda neat but I guess that coolest part was the bridges.

There were a few bridges in that area and there was this spot under one of them that was especially cool. You could hear the cars driving over top. I've heard cars drive past plenty of times before but this time made me pause. It made me think of how my Yorkie has this one spot where she stands to bark and it echos just right so she sounds huge... I don't know how to explain it better than that. For a second I saw something ordinary in a completely new light and then it was over.​

I NEEDED to get out of my house, so bad weather be damned I decided I'd go hiking. That didn't go as planned... Not only was the weather against me but the Nature Preserve I was trying to go to, Cove Spring Park, was closed. With everything being closed these days I wasn't super surprised but I was disappointed. I was bound and determined to go on an adventure today so I kept going and ended up at Kentucky River Park.​

I recently went biking at Legacy trails. The trail is beautiful. A section of it even goes past the horse park. Hopefully, they'll expand that part soon, it was just a little too short for my liking. 

I'd say the part that stood out the most from my trip, aside from the amazing blue of the sky, was the wind. It was such a windy day. There were a couple of times I was convinced I'd be blown over. Windy days are the best days to ride in my opinion. They're more challenging and more fun. I love the wind. 

My favorite thing to do on windy days is to face into the wind, close my eyes, throw my hands out to the side, and pretend I'm flying. There's so much power in the wind if you embrace it.

The whole bike ride all I could do was stare at the grass and the trees around me, everything was swaying in the wind. Strong bursts would skim over the grass and bring a field to life, making the grass look like an ocean, and the trees were dancing to the rhythm of the cosmos. Windy days are my favorite days.

There was a time of my life when I didn't truly know what repelling was. Thankfully, that time is past. My friend invited me to Red River Gorge and a group of us went repelling near Gray's Arch. I'd been skydiving so I knew jumping off a cliff would be nothing, but man oh man is that first couple of steps a doozy. The only thing that got me over the edge was by clinging to a nearby tree. It was the only way I could convince my feet to push off the edge. I've since gained the title of 'tree-hugger'. A title I wear with pride.

I think the coolest part of this trip was the view. You may think you've seen trees but, you haven't truly seen them until you're dangling within a cluster of them. All the fear I'd had mere moments before vanished as soon as I was hanging there looking around. The trees, the rocks, the waterfall; It all looks so different when you're hanging from a rope many feet from the ground.

​I recently took a trip to Bernheim Arboretum and Research. It was a little over an hour away and worth the drive. Bernheim Arboretum has 3 sculptures of giants. They were made by a Danish artist using recycled wood. They’re named: Mama Loumari, Little Nis, and Little Elina. There are also various other sculptures throughout the park. 

When I went there was some construction going on so I wasn’t able to go on all the trails   But I look forward to going back one day to discover anything I missed. 

The giants were neat to look at and I see the appeal but if you go, one thing you should look for is the water. The ponds there are a source of underrated beauty. Maybe it was just the season when I went but these lakes were such a pretty shade of teal. It’s easy to just walk past the water and over the bridge but, if you look closely you’ll see turtles, frogs, and geese. 

​I was walking around Jacobson park recently and I realized just how important  that park was to me. There was a point in my life where I was at Jacobson park quite frequently. It's where I used to do HEMA before the group re-located to Urban Ninja. It's where I once went to fright night. It's where I went to the water lantern festival. And one time I even got locked inside the park. Ha, that was a fun time we had to go off roading just to get around the locked gate.

​I may not hang around Jacobson park much these days but I'll always remember Jacobson park as a beautiful and fun place.

​​​After St. Louis I actually took another trip that I never really told anybody about. I went to a children's park called ​Highfield Discovery Garden. Luckily it was just cold enough to keep out most of the children. I had the park completely to myself. I saw a family walking in as I was leaving.

And for those of you wondering how I managed to take pictures of myself while all alone, I used the timer on my phone and my shoe. I used one of my shoes to hold my phone and then hobbled into frame. Jumping on top of the mushroom within 10 seconds while wearing only one shoe was hands down the most challenging part of my adventure. And yes, it did take many tries. :P

My dog actually really hates the dog park. Every once in awhile I'll bring her anyways because I like seeing other dogs and I'm hoping one day I'll be able to convince her to be more social. So far the plan is not going over well. I have to carry her in my special hoodie with a pet pocket the entire time we're there other wise she'll lose her mind.

Despite her complaining I did manage to take a few pictures of other dogs there.