This
coming weekend will be the last weekend of this season that TPWs will be walking in
High Park. It appears it is time to say
adieu to High Park.
Our
coats (see the picture) mirror the paint box colors of leaves dressing
the trees. It is, in my opinion, a beautiful autumn group
picture of those present for the walk.
Together
we walked once around the park before separating into two groups.
Some of us did a second loop around the park and the rest of us walked south to
the waterfront and headed east.
Taking
some liberty I will briefly describe what we collectively and separately saw. We saw WOW walkers walking up and down the hill; dogs greeting other
dogs; animals in the zoo sitting
peacefully ; children being held; babies being pushed in their carriages;
couples walking arm in arm; swans nodding their heads as if to say goodbye;
geese flying by above us honking with that “ I’m out of here” urgent pitch they can get; waves flapping the shore line;
water glistening and the wind twirling the leaves around and around before allowing them to rest on the ground.
We who have walked the distance are familiar with
the above sights. We also know that soon our breaths will cloud the morning air
and ice will be dressing the trees. We know that soon the remaining birds will
bury their heads in their wings to stay warm. We know that soon the sights of
children being held and babies being pushed in their carriages will, for the
most part, be absent. Soon… but not yet.
For
now we still have time to greet the diversity of sights High Park has to share
with us. So come next weekend for the last TPW walk this season in High Park
and when you have walked the distance quietly whisper, “Adieu
High Park”.
