back in the neighborhood rut

After 9 days of exciting walks in new places, I am back in the neighborhood rut. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I walked in the hood.

Monday, as you recall was to the vampire. My blood work was okay. There were three things that were on the high side of normal, but a better diet and more exercise will fix those. I hope.

Tuesday I also walked in the hood. This time thru Lehigh and down the stairs to the Greenway. It's when I noticed that the mural was being unassembled. I guess they will recycle the mosaics. The buildings are coming down for new construction. I love redevelopment, and pretty much dislike new development (I like food way too much. Stop using up the fields!), but it sucks when they have to remove art. Especially art I worked on!

Wednesday I walked up to St. Lukes, out Brighton and down the ramp. Coming back for a change I went all the way up Ontario.

All three days I kept moving back and forth across the street (when safe) to stay in the shade. It was hot.  Because of this, I discovered that the blocks on the Madison Playground retaining had words next to them. I went to investigate. As you know, I am easily distracted.

 They are puzzles! I always thought they were quilt blocks. Silly me.  This one asks how many quares/rectangles. I couldn't find an answer sheet. 20?

 Ditto for the triangles. 28?

And also mazes.

So fun. It's not something I would have thought of. Sadly, they have been there at least three years and I never took the time to actually look at them.

Maybe the same old boring neighborhood walks still have a few surprises left.

Today's walk is to the Farmer's Market. Of course today it is raining because it's Farmer's Market day. Tomorrow morning Bonnie is coming over. Maybe we'll go down to the Hellertown Rail Trail. It's shady in the morning.

Healthy Summer Update:
As I mentioned earlier, one hurdle is done. I passed my blood work. 

I also finished my health assessment for my Insurance company. Medium risk is not a shock. I'm obese and have high blood pressure. Their advice was the same as the doctor's advice. The same advice I've been hearing for decades. Eat better, drink more water, and exercise. I think I'm making a meme.

BTW on this survey I DO NOT exercise. I am active. This is not the first time I've heard this and it pisses me off. Walking fell under "Active Lifestyle". I clicked brisk walking with inclines. With kick ass hills was not an option. I'd like to see them walk up Frederick Street. That is not an incline. Exercise was the gym stuff. Weights and resistance and crap like that. Get me a park like the one in Cincinnati and I'll consider it. I also didn't notice sports-like stuff--Basketball, football, volleyball, rowing, that kind of thing. Clearly the survey needs work.

I also scheduled the biometric screening for the same day as the mammogram--July 7. Maybe I can get the colonoscopy that day too.

Speaking of obesity, when I was hanging out with the girls last week I referred to myself as fat. They didn't like it. I am not fat. Sweet, but untrue. I think my height hides some of it. Anyway, so I tried to explain to them I was indeed fat. That there is a scale that doctors use to measure these things. You have underweight, normal obese and morbidly obese. I don't think they believed me. I decided to skip the discussion on BMI.