I left the high school at noon. I skipped out of our usual weekly professional development. I had to meet employees of Perril Construction. This company will be redoing my home. The demolition crew and plumber came by at 1:30 and were there for an hour. Frederick, one of the adjusters, praised me for all the work that was done clearing out the house, but I reminded him that it was thanks to some employees who helped me.
An hour later, I felt like I could see the light at the end of the tunnel. I should have a new home by the end of the year, but geez, never thought it would take this long. This gives me time to go through things and save some things.
By 3pm I had Hansel and Zana in my CR-V. They barked the most while tethered in the back yard while the men were going through the house. I wanted to reward them both with a free run along the river, much like I had done with Susan a few years ago so many times when Allie was still around.
I decided to call Susan to see if she wanted to join me, and surprisingly, she did!
We met shortly after 3pm at the Lehner Kill site. Hansel was happy to see Susan again, jumping up on her with joy. We opted to explore the new MTB trail that starts at the site now, marked with new iron-wrought trail signs which are easy to follow. This new route was built out of social trails, crossing the nearby wash to continue north toward the already-established marked trail.
The dogs stayed nearby, chasing each other but also watching us closely. We walked toward the old Boushay house that was destroyed in last April's fire. It had been demolished. All that remains now is the old stone wall near the artificial pond that is still getting aerated.
We walked around, mourning the loss of an era, then continued south along the river. The lack of any significant monsoonal rains last year kept the flora from regrowing, keeping the field mostly barren of the usual grasses and weeds that grow here in early spring. The good thing is that watching the dogs run around is easier.
It was a sunny, warm afternoon. The 66F felt good. The dogs were wet and happy as we walked a 3.35-mile square route back to our cars. Two hours after the start, we bade good-bye to each other. I went back to the house to work some more on clearing it out before driving back to CC's house for the night.
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