This past week I have had cricket chirps as my lullaby as I get ready for bed. There are not as many flowers in the neighborhood late August. We are not done with summer, but things are winding down.
This afternoon I put on my newish Skechers slip-on shoes and took a walk over to the main campus and on to the pond (which Grace Village no longer owns). These shoes are comfortable, but I find them warm compared to the sandals I mostly have been wearing.
These berries are at the front approach to the Grace Village Main Building. They are just starting to turn pink.
A few open mallows over by the health care building, but a lot more dried up ones on the bush.
The neighborhood pond matches the Tidal Basin Pool in Washington D.C. with its green algae.
I sat on my Rolloy several times when I could find shade. There are some canopies on the "patio" of Grace Village which give shade. I sat on the metal bench under the canopy as I headed away from home, but sat near the pond on the way home.
I decided I had gone further than I wanted to walk so I took a shortcut through C Hall, crossed the lobby, and exited out of B Hall. This saved me considerable steps. At the B Hall door there was a small planter with marigolds, a sunflower, and a U.S. flag. Grace Village went all out for the 250th birthday of the United States with flags at various entrances.
Now that I am home again, I found myself sneezing. Nasty old ragweed pollen is in the air. Even though I take meds for allergies, ragweed had the most reaction when I was tested years ago and gives me problems.
The neighborhood surrounding Grace Village is very walkable and peaceful.
