This afternoon I went for a long walk in the Eno River State Park.
The park is very close to us, maybe a 15 minute drive. The river Eno floats north of Durham, and the banks of the river are a State Park for a number of miles. I've been in the park before, that was on the west side of the river.
Today was notably colder than it has been in the last months. I was still in my shorts and a T-shirt but I could feel that the fall is slowly starting.
I started at Cole Mill Road, but I noticed that the trails on that side of the river are pretty short. I started the trail and took a car bridge to the other side, and walked about 30 minutes outside the part to get to the trails on the other side that are longer. I encountered a guard dog there and I wasn't really looking forward to go back the same way.
When I was on this second trail I saw that in fact there is a crossing in the river and on my way back I used that crossing. With some athletic jumps I made it safe & dry to the other side. The trail runs mainly through woods and there's a variety of wild life in the park. I saw a tiny frog, but the nicest was a close encounter with four deer near the end of my hike.
Entrance of the park (Cole Mill Road).
The trail through the woods.
A tiny little frog. I only noticed it because it was moving.
Walking outside the park. My encounter with a guard dog earlier was a surprise and I was glad it decided not to attack me.
I went back into the park, this time on the other side of the river. Geese on the river.
Ruins of an old house.
On the way back I crossed the river the exciting way.
On my way back I saw a group of four deer. They were staring at me for about a minute before they ran off. Beautiful creatures.
Last week when we came back from Southpoint Mall with Joost and Ankie the odometer reached 20,000 miles.
Yesterday Julian Milan Zane was born! 
On Monday morning we had breakfast together and Sasha and I left for work. Joost and Ankie spent the morning in the mall, and then came to my office and we had lunch together.
