Jogging in the first rains of Fall

This evening’s run featured the first real rains of the fall. Samantha and I were caught in a small deluge for most of our 2.2 mile run. The rain soaking through my running shirt felt good against my skin.

At first, we took a small detour up to the end of Lincoln Street. I always forget where the cutoff is that ties back into Witham Hill Road. Running up the hill toward our favorite local plum tree, we found a blueberry bush covered in fruit. It was perfectly ripe and quite delicious. At the plum tree, I pulled out a cloth bag that I had brought along for the express purpose of smuggling plums. There are now several dozen plums sitting in my fruit bowl waiting to be eaten.

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Deer spotting, plum smuggling, and rose smelling while jogging

Samantha and I are trying to make a habit of jogging every evening.  Tonight we went up and over one of the ramparts to Witham Hill.  On Crest Drive, we found a tree loaded with plums.  It’s amazing how much fruit goes to waste in this town.  We are thinking of creating a map of all of the fruit trees and other edible plants in Corvallis so that people can find places to get fresh fruit in season.

Just past the plum tree, I mentioned to Samantha how a house had a eerily realistic deer statue in the front yard.  Upon closer inspection, we realized with quite a start that it in fact was a very much live four point buck in excellent condition.  It watched us for a minute then ambled into the back yard of the house.

In total, our run was 2.8 miles.

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Jogging in the Evening on the Last Day of Summer

Samantha and I went for a nice little jog this evening.  Our route took us on a two mile loop through the neighborhoods below Witham Hill in Corvallis.  The weather was fine but a crisp note lingered in the air.  Fall starts tomorrow.  We passed several fine rose bushes that all had divine smells.  It seems to me that late season roses have a more intense smell than early blooms.

Tomorrow we plan to go out jogging again.  Perhaps we shall explore the Witham Hill area.

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