Just did a 5 mile run at Dickcissel Fields. It's a dirt road that connects Garner's Ferry to the Caughman Road Area. The road has been closed to through traffic mainly because of the huge mudholes that seem to linger forever after rainstorms. My running shoes will attest to that! It's a good place for field birding and in the late Winter and early Spring, the wheat fields attract Bobolinks, Dickcissels, Meadowlarks, Pipits and various hawks. I reported the closest pair of breeding Dickcissels in the Columbia area - hence the name. I was famous with about 3 people in the Audubon Society until they started showing up everywhere. I'm not much for the limelight anyway! Anyway it was a great run at a 9:15 tempo pace in the wonderful slanting light of the Winter sun. Got stopped by a dog who didn't seem to want to share in the beauty of nature and my elevated mood. I think he wanted to take my leg off up to the crotch. Would have cramped my style. A friendly driver stopped by and blew the horn and helped me scare him away. He finally trotted off to psychotic dog land. Anyway, great run, great day, great psychodog!
toadshade
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