On a recent Friday afternoon, my friend Lisa and I took a trail walk in Chagrin River Park. Our goal was to walk, talk, take pictures and soak up some Autumn beauty along the trail. It could not have been a more perfect day. Even if we had placed an order in advance, this trail walk would have surpassed our expectations. The hawk, posing on a tree limb 15 feet over our heads, was totally unexpected, as was the much smaller preying mantis perched on the fence rail.
We didn’t plan the walk ahead of time, but even if we had, it would have surpassed our expectations! In short, it was everything we could have hoped for!
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Trailwalker
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 
Hi Carolyn – Looks like you had a perfect day for Walktober, and sighting a hawk so close must have been a thrill. Happy Fall!
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Fall is my favorite season, Eliza. I used to hike year round, but not in the last couple of years. It would be good for me to increase my time on the trail.
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Lovely walk, Carolyn. Thank you for joining in and taking us along with you. It looks like such a beautiful day to walk along the river. 🙂
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Thank you, Robin. Any day is a good day for a trail walk, but this was an especially good day.
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What a great walk and the hawk sighting was a bonus.
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Hi Linda. The hawk sighting was amazing. It didn’t move for a very long time. Finally we had to move on.
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You sure were lucky, being at the right place at the right time.
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You’re right, Linda. It was a huge bonus!
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Great! It helped me too!
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Wonderful to have such a terrific outing! Fantastic pictures of the hawk.
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Thank you, Laurie. It truly couldn’t have been better!
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