Afternoon walk

David tore a muscle in his back last Thursday while putting his socks on. Today he decided to listen to the messages his body was sending him and rest. So I went for a walk by myself today and decided to list what I saw. I saw...many different kinds of wildflowers. Perhaps one of you can tell me what the flowers that look like little yellow pompoms are. In Finland dandelions are called butter flowers. Guess it's all about point of view. The tiny purple flowers in the picture are heather growing wild. I thought that was something you would see only in Scotland. I saw...random puddles of water from today's rain, a rapidly changing sky of blues, whites, and grays with the sun still quite high in the sky at 5PM. I saw bicycles parked outside every apartment building and about 2/3 of the street and path traffic was bicycle riders: boys carrying bags back from the store, a man with his viola strapped to his back, an 80 year old woman, a man in a business suit, and a woman with hair the same color as her bright red backpack. A two-colored crow and maybe 30 sparrows lined up on the parallel bars of the rug cleaning racks. I noticed for the first time that the signs marking the cycling/walking paths show the silhouette of a father and daughter walking together-her hand in his. Lots of women and men walking babies in strollers and perambulators. Finland subsidizes families with 250 euros a month for each child. Birch leaves fluttering in the gentle breeze. All the banners around town gently unfurled. If I remember anything else I'll come back and write some more.