a walk to my childhood street - almost 3 miles

Today I had some things to mail - packages that are too big to put in the mailbox with the flag up. Since it was a nice day, I thought I'd walk to the post office a few blocks away and then continue on a bit. I stuffed everything into my backpack and headed out, only to remember that it's President's Day and the post office is closed!

So instead I walked to the street I lived on as a child - Walker Street. Except that was in Connecticut and this was in Daytona Beach. But the local walk felt almost New England-y because there were leaves on the ground and it smelled like fall. Of course, in New England today it would have been WAY too cold to go walking in a t-shirt ;)

It was very dangerous for me to be outside today!!! But I'm a daredevil, so I kept going!

This is a very rare handprint from the Holly Hill Gnome - notice the red aura around the fingers.

And how lucky is this! The board across the top reads "Home of the Holly Hill Gnomes." I don't need to tell you how exciting it is to see this!

When I came upon this crudely tied wire at the end of a long pier, I wasn't sure if I had stumbled upon another mysterious crime scene. Also near the pier: many used rubber gloves and a crack addict. Coincidence? You tell me!

And here is the Seabreeze bridge, which I was under during yesterday's walk. This is my Everest! You are all witnesses: by this time next month (20-March-2006), I will be walking over that bridge without even breaking a sweat!

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