It was a nice, blustery sort of fall day today so we decided to take a leisurely stroll on the walking trail and check out the Bark Park (since I had never been there before). Fall is one of my favorite seasons. I love the brisk cool air and the changing colors of the trees make me appreciate nature all the more.
Here’s the beginning of the walking trail: [click pic for larger image]
The bridge pictured here is actually a very prominent part of the walking trail. When standing upon it and looking down underneath it, once can tell that there is a seasonal creek that make it’s home here. Unfortunately, there was no water in it today, so I guess this is not one of the seasons when we should expect to see it.
While we were walking along the wooden bridge here, a gorgeous bright red cardinal was busily flitting from one tree to another. I managed to hone in on it with my camera, but unfortunately, as soon as I had maneuvered my finger to press down on the button and capture the spectacular image before me - it was gone. I was so disappointed! Oh well, maybe next time.
Off of one section of the walking trail is where the Bark Park can be found. It’s a nice sized, fenced in area where you are able to let your dogs run around off leash to stretch their legs. And for those of us with more energetic breeds, there is a teeter toter there and a ramp that they can run up and down on. Just outside of the fenced in area are a few picnic tables & benches, and I also see remnants of a grill on the cement patio area near the tables. Something tells me that I might be able to have a cookout here in the warmer weather. If nothing else I can pack up my laptop and do some work at the picnic tables while Baby Girl runs around burning off some excess energy.
As we were walking back home, I happened to notice the sign at the entrance way to our housing community. As you can see, it’s an invitation to join the management team for Thanksgiving Dinner on November 20th. Now, I don’t know about you, but I have never lived anywhere that invited you to a holiday dinner! I thought that this gesture of kindness was incredible and very, very thoughtful of the management staff here.
In the current economy where people are losing their jobs right and left, and money is tight, to be able to get a Thanksgiving Dinner for free is simply awesome. Make no mistake, this is not a small undertaking with 402 rental units here. They range in size from 1 bedroom all the way up to 3 bedrooms, so I can’t even begin to try to imagine how many people might be attending the Thanksgiving Dinner festivities.
That speaks volumes about their ’sense of community’ here at Smoky Crossing too. They really do seem to genuinely ‘care’ about the residents here. We picked that up when we paid our first visit here to view an empty rental unit they had available. Every member of their staff was warm, friendly and made you feel like family.
I can’t say this enough: I LOVE it here!
