Recently I had an unexpected injury and I popped a muscle in my calf. I checked in with the doctor and she suggested taking a break from running for about 2 weeks. Thankfully I was still able to get in some exercise using the elliptical at the gym but tonight I headed out for my first trek on the trail since the injury. Sadly, this time period definitely affected my ability to run without becoming to winded so I mostly walked, but I can tell I should be able to hopefully get back to where I was in a week or so.
It was a beautiful day today, cool but sunny and just right for being outdoors. I decided to head out to a local forest preserve for my walk/run and found some delightful sights. First, I encountered a beaver! He was cute! I didn't see much of him but it was still a treat. Spring has provided sprouts on all the trees, baby flowers popping out of the ground to reach the sun rays and the grass is pretty much green everywhere you look.
One especially cool sight was some mushrooms I found, though they weren't where you might usually find them. They were growing from a tree! This is when I thought maybe I had visited Wonderland (only I could not find that rabbit with a vest on screaming "we're late for a very important date! ") It was really cool to see these large mushrooms growing sideways out of the tree. Thankfully I had my phone with me so take a look:
