Our boss declared Friday a "liberal leave" day. 

Falcon - You're our hero tomorrow, . . . and everyday.

Seattle schools get a "mental-and-emotional restoration day."

Bio - whew, glad you’re okay.

Better than getting hit, though.
Only 11 more days until the JFK.

Be careful, very careful, . . . until then.

Deezie - I don’t want to but there’s

just too much evidence to the contrary

so I hereby bet that Bio falls down

more than once in the JFK 50-mile.

However, Leslie is going to be very careful

in her 50K and will NOT fall down.

BTY - 1% should be an automatic recount.

Leslie - bummer bummer, for sure.
However, does Karen know all your maladies?
Will she be able to make you to stop, if needed?

Why doesn't she do it?

You have nice friends.

Murray - nice judo video.
However, please redo

on a trail itself.

Erika - neat black fox.

Four Park Day - after the one day hiatus on Monday, the last two weeks’ rains returned yesterday but, contrary to the steady rain forecast for the rest of the week through the end of the month, if not year, this morning’s broken cloud cover and no rain offered an opportunity to see if any of the fall leaves had survived the deluge making up for last two weeks’ deluges with a drive over to the (1) Japanese Garden and adjacent (2) Arboretum across the street, (3) the trails above miles 21-22 of the old Seattle Marathon course and, of course, the nearby (4) Hillside Park’s trails and stairs I like. Unfortunately, the little sun that broke through the clouds was pretty much too low in the sky to transform the dull brown and damp leaves into the gleaming golden yellows I recall from a couple of years ago, . . . or maybe I was dreaming.

"Huh?"

"What?"

"Whoops, DW's sayin' something about her fatigue

needing some emotional restoration too."

"Hey, me too."

Arboretum duck pond.

Miles 21-22 of old Seattle Marathon course

City'd already swept off the leaves

in the park below the Hillside Park.

near top of 302 stair stairway