Third Sunday in May: No Rain

My Sunday morning walk this week beat the rain. Actually, the day turned out to be pretty decent (partly cloudy with sun and pleasant temperatures - in the low 70s). When I first started walking, I was cold and apprehensive that I might have under dressed but once I got going I warmed up comfortably.

Looking North along the Fast Track multi-purpose trail.
I was heading South.

I did my usual two hours, covering about 5 miles round trip. At first the sky was clear and cold. But as the sun rose, it warmed up and the clouds moved in. At the end of my walk the sky was completely black. Shortly after I arrived home, a light rain fell but soon passed. So, technically, this was the third Sunday in a row that it rained in the morning (but I missed it this week).

I think these were coal silos (at least the stuff lying around
looked like it might be coal). Not used anymore.

One of the highlights from the walk was a Lithuanian Koplytstulpis (wayside shrine) in the parking lot of St. Andrew Church.

American flag to the left and Lithuanian flag at right.

Sign on front.

Closeup of the detail at top. (God? St. Andrew?)

Last evening, Lynn and I walked the same route but scooted over to see the main gate of Fairview Cemetery. Since it was getting dark, we postponed our exploring to another day.

On the way home this morning, I went off the multi-purpose path and went through the neighborhoods. That was quite an experience. This area is old and poor. Lots of big, multi-unit homes that are falling apart with bits of trash blowing through the streets. I am glad it was early in the day when most people were still asleep; just a few out walking their dogs.

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Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania

https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koplytstulpis
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Written Sunday 18 May 2019.