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birds, Boise Idaho, Chris Korte, cycling, Greenbelt, nature, open space, recreation, Sheldon Gerber, urban planning, walking
I’m lucky to live in a community with such lovely recreational opportunities. Even when the mercury heads for triple digits in the afternoon, I can still enjoy a morning walk or bike ride on the greenbelt beside the Boise River, thanks to the vision and hard work of tireless community leaders.
One section of the greenbelt is dirt and restricted to foot traffic only. This is a good thing because it slows me down enough that I can actually look into the trees to see what’s there.
Thank you for my playground Chris Korte and Sheldon Gerber. Thank you wise men of Boise’s recent past.
Rangewriter 
That looks so beautiful, Linda, I wish we had at least some kind of summer here…
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It’s supposed to be in triple digits (F, of course) here all week. Ugh. No ocean breezes to cool us off, just potential thunder, lightening, and wind storms to threaten us with forest and grass fires.
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It looks fabulous, the thought of all that space!
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Yes, we do have a lot of open space. Even more of it it in Wyoming, where I grew up. I remember when my mother’s east coast and European friends would visit us in Laramie. They’d step off the airplane, (at an airport in the middle of nowhere) into the ubiquitous blast of Wyoming wind, grab their hats and proceed to twirl like dancers on the tarmac, mouths agape at all that space.
But you do have the vastness of the ocean. That’s space, too.
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Lovely photos, Linda. What is the yellow-throated bird, do you know?
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Thanks, Val. The yellow-throated bird is a black-headed grosbeak. I’m embarrassed to report that I initially identified it as a Townsend’s warbler, till my friend and author of the bird book I was using, set me straight.
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I wouldn’t have known the difference as we don’t have either bird here in the UK (that I know of, anyway!)
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I’m so grateful for the cool, dry summer mornings here in Boise. It’s such a wonderful treat. It can almost make me forget about our 100+ temps! Lovely photos.
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Thanks Jean. I’m always grateful if the temperature does go down overnight. Those few 80 degree mornings kill me.
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I’m still gagging at the thought of TRIPLE freakin’ digits !!! I’m really not good in the heat … I melt. Can’t believe your green belt is as green as it is.
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Definitely not my favorite thing about Boise, Sybil. I don’t do well with heat either. I don’t know what I’d do without air-conditioning.
I’m sure if it weren’t for the river running through town, we’d have a brownbelt. As you can imagine, being near the river (or in it) is the coolest place to be.
Thanks for dropping by. I’m horribly busy at the moment, my reading is suffering. I promise to catch up in the future.
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That slideshow thingy is incredibly cool. How do you do that?!
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Glad you thought so Dia. I just clicked the “slideshow” option at the bottom of the media page after I’d uploaded all the images. I’m less than pleased with it, but it is easy to do. I would like to be able to put one or two images in the text and finish with a slide show. But the WP slideshow maker automatically loads any images you put in for that post.
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Ah, the space!
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Funny, you’re the second one to say this. Good reminder to me, who takes space so for granted.
Sorry, I’ve been neglecting my reading this month. You’d think I had the new wee one to care for. I sort of do…working on another book project. Hope all is well for you my dear friend.
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Beautiful slide show. Each picture is so beautiful. It feels great to see nature at its best.
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Why thank you! I’m glad it brought you pleasure.
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I drool at the sight of those paths, Linda. We’ve got a crew working diligently to build bicycle paths – the roads are too narrow and curvy to be safe for cycling. I’ll love using them when they are completed. Otherwise, I’ll have to bring my 21 speed to you! Great shots of life around you.
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Thanks, Amy. You know, I showed you the nicest parts of my environs. Really, we are an oasis plunked into the middle of a high sagebrush desert. I crave the trees, the green canopy that I know surrounds you. But, life is a balancing act. I also need sun. Strange. I do love the greenbelt for the magical feeling of escape that I get from it.
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Wonderful! I applaud you for taking advantage of the beauty that surrounds you, Linda. (Thanks for sharing it with us, too!)
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Thanks, Lenore. Glad you enjoyed it.
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