If I had smell-o-vision, I would also upload the delightful fragrance of newly mown grass, as the park rolls out its maintenance gear to keep up with the landscaping.
'For years this has been described by water companies and politicians as a problem of “Victorian” sewers.' 'In fact, modern sewers are the problem. Very little of the British sewer system – less than 1 per cent, in some areas – is Victorian, and it is not the Victorian sections that are responsible for the most spills.'
After propelling the reluctant CrankyBod out of the apartment at a much earlier hour than it has become accustomed to in order to do yet another medical thing, I am now rewarding myself with some more nature-viewing time.
Glad I had a grocery pickup to motivate me out of the apartment so I could enjoy the river's funky color today. I'm assuming the mud in the waters is lots o runoff from upstream.
Some more classic western Oregon liquid sunshine the past few days... never much more than drizzly showers but they add up enough to make the river full and feisty today.
I'd forgotten that my favorite accessible riverside hang is on the route of the local marathon event happening today. The marathon started at oh-dark-thirty so this checkpoint was receiving few runners by 1pm when I showed up, but I did see one determined person chug by before the volunteers started folding their tent and getting out of the rain.