T Stands for Earth Day Adventure

"For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: ²⁵ But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you." 1 Peter 1:24-25 KJV

 Hello readers!  I celebrated Earth Day, this past Friday, by being outside and enjoying God's creation.  I looked up ways to celebrate, and this wasn't exactly on the list, but it is what I did.  I enjoyed a three mile walk in a local park called Swanson Park.  I read the signs as I walked through.  I saw cardinals, ducks, deer, and dogs (with their humans).  I enjoyed visiting with a few people as we passed, and because I took a photo of two of the dogs.  I even found two letterboxes.  I thought I would share a little of my walk and even a scrap page of the event.  

The park is named after Simon Peter Swanson (1886-1974), who was known as a conservationist.  His father, Nels, homesteaded on 160 acres of land in 1874-part of which became Swanson Park.  This tract of land was designated a Wichita Wild Habitat area and was acquired in 1975 by Swanson Park.  I took a photo of the sign, but the birds bombed it and you can't read it, so I tried to give you above the same info.

The sign below states Cowskin Creek changes directions 11 times in Swanson Park.  It is twice as long as it would be if it went in a straight line.

Now photos of the actual walk!

  

I sat on a bench, but not sure it this was the one.  There are several throughout the walk.

And here are the letterboxes I found.  If you don't know what a letterbox is, I encourage you to check the link on my side bar: Atlas Quest.  You find the boxes following the clues given on the website, stamp in their book, stamp in your book with the stamp in the box, and re-hide for the next person to find by following the same clues. 

Here are two of the dogs that I saw.  I stopped and visited with the owners so I could get the dogs names & breed.  The back one is Kiwi and he is a Shepherd/Border Collie. The black & white one is Harley Q and he is a Sheepadoodle.  Isn't he so pretty?

And me!

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Swanson Park, even as windy as it was. I even documented my day on a scrapbook layout.

I have been scrapbooking Christmas photos & ran across this photo of one of our Scrabble games.  This is my ticket to the TSFT Party this week over at Altered Book Lover with Bleubeard & Elizabeth. 

  I am so thankful that I am healthy enough to walk, as it is something I really enjoy.  Thanks for following me on my Earth Day walk today.  Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great rest of the week!