Austin is gone in Chicago all weekend for his bachelor party and I am left to fend for myself for 3 days. It's funny that you don't realize how much time you spend with someone until they ditch you for a weekend. So, Friday after class, I took the dogs to the park and went for a run to pass the time. The dog park is one of my favorite places in Columbia. I love the rusting bridge that you have to cross to get to the "leash free" trails (although, let's be honest, I never have the dogs on leashes b/c the distance from the car to the leash free zone hardly seems worth it). I love the benches along the main trail and the way the trees canopy the gravel path. I love going and tromping around in the woods and feeling as if I'm in a completely different world. There's something quiet and calming about tiny dirt trails that wind beneath arched ceilings of branches and leaves. There is a serene beauty in hearing birds chirping high overhead and seeing butterflies darting acros the lane in front of you. Time is different in the woods and I have a feeling that I will be spending quite a bit of it here over the next three days...
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