Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k
Earlier this week Mary at Bookfan wrote about joining Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k, a 5k run/walk for fitness that wordpress bloggers, their families and friends are participating in on the week of April 4th-10th. That sounded like a great idea. Due to my bad knee I can no longer run or jog but I do enjoy walking.
On Saturday morning I was going on a bird walk with the local bird watching club. We get together monthly for a hike at Cantigny Park and Gardens to observe the birds. We usually cover several miles but at a leisurely pace. Since I was already going to be on the trails I decided to stay and walk a few more miles for the fitness challenge.
The park has walking/hiking paths, gardens, ponds, marshland, a prairie and wooded areas. I started off on one of the wood chipped paths and made my way to the pond. The main trail circles the perimeter of the park which is about 1.5 miles, or 3k. At some point I started wandering off the paths and hiking throughout the park. I walked for two hours. 
Although I didn’t have a pedometer, I am positive I walked more than 3 miles.
I stopped for a rest at one of the ponds and watch the ducks for a few minutes. Most of the prairie grasses and vegetation have not grown in yet and the landscape was still barren. The grass was already green and some spring wildflowers were popping up along many of the paths.
It was a gorgeous spring day, I had a wonderful walk and when I returned to my car a robin was standing in the grass almost as if she was waiting for me. 
Since she was posing so nicely, I took her picture.
After I finish my yard work today I’m going to go to a different park for another walk. Maybe not for two hours this time.
Under My Apple Tree 
Sounds like a perfect walk! I really like the photos of the wildflowers and is that a gazebo? Just lovely!
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Yes, that’s a gazebo. There are two of them and they have chairs inside so people sit and relax.
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What a wonderful place to walk!
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Sounds like you had a lovely walk. That robin was sweet to greet you at the finish line.
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What a beautiful walk! I saw the announcement about the 5K but couldnt commit. It’s nice to see that you did get round to do it.
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