Day 272 - Jordan Preserves

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Disappearing into thin air

Guard Rail Shadow

At 6:20 this morning when I went outside to get the newspaper, I noticed two things right away.  The first was that the temperatures were quite pleasant, and the second was the big hot air balloon floating at a distance over the houses across the street.  I rushed in to get dressed in my walking clothes, and I emerged from the house just in time to snap a picture of the balloon dipping below the trees.

I have a busy day today, so a walk in the neighborhood in cooler temps was pretty much a given.  I chose the hilly route, walking into a subdivision called Jordan Preserves that is attached to my community.  It has a main entrance along Rt. 144, where one of the historic National Road mile markers is located.

Clematis

We had a stare down.

I think I will be doing a lot of these early morning walks, just to beat the heat. 

39 miles to Baltimore

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Cam's rules for the Daily Photo Walk:

1. walk every day
2. the walk must be in addition to any other planned activity for the day
3. post a photo every day
4. use whatever camera is easy and convenient for walking comfortably; always have a backup camera at the ready in case of mishaps (I use the Nikon Coolpix P7700)
5. no weather excuses
6. walk only where it is safe to do so