Walking

So I went for a walk this afternoon. I have a couple of routes that I follow, depending on how long of a walk I want to take, and I was in the mood for a medium-long walk. Unfortunately, nature was not on my side for that. My normal walk of that length takes me to the river, and then follows a path along it. Recent rains destroyed that plan, because the path was under water in some places. I took some city streets to try getting to the path in several different places...not because I thought I could get to it, but because I was curious about just how flooded it was.

My curiosity rewarded me, because of what I found one of the trails leading down to the one along the river. There was a barricade where the trail started going downhill to the river, and I stopped there to look at the water going by for a moment. I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. It was a wild turkey! It was trying to make itself look extra big and scary, and it was looking right at me.

I know that turkeys can see color, and I was wearing a bright green shirt and a red Minnesota Twins cap (the "alternate" cap...in a 7 7/8ths), so I tried to remain as still as possible, so I wouldn't scare it away. I turned off my iPod to listen to it. It didn't make any sound, but I could hear rustling in the other direction. After a few moments, an hen emerged from the brush. I realized that they must be a mated pair, and he was trying to scare me off to protect her. It made me think of the way that Anna protects me. I can't wait until we get married and become a mated pair.