A foggy, slippery morning. No walking on sidewalks, so on our morning outing Pax and I went cross-country. Our afternoon ramble took us by the creek, which is rapidly climbing its banks.

Then this evening I presented requested public commentary to the Whitewater Parks and Rec board, suggesting more trees in Starin Park leading up to a small scale but high quality teaching arboretum. Then I went out on a limb and suggested turning the bridge to nowhere (image above) into a world class linear park. (Last time I was there the track team was doing wind sprints, joggers were jogging, moms were walking babies, and dog walkers were walking dogs, all of which suggests an example of people creating their own park.)

Surprisingly, my ideas were welcomed, even though, in my experience, small towns almost always stick to small thoughts. Perhaps we are looking at an anomaly here in Whitewater—but then, we shall see.