At the vendor event, Marie bought catnip toys for the two kitties. Kimmy pretty much went for an LSD trip, and got a citation for operating under the influence.
Toby is very shy. He took his and hid it immediately. He wouldn't come out of the shadows for a picture. Mostly he contented himself with sniffing Kimmy's cheeks where she had rubbed hers.
Marie and I decided to do an easy and quick jigsaw puzzle after dinner. 300 pieces, 1 hour 10 minutes. Not flat out racing, but not fooling around.
The vendor event? Well, it was advertised as having 70 vendors. There were 26. Almost no one came. I broke even which is better than I expected when I realized how slow it was going to be. Some days are like that. We sampled perogis and a cookie bar.
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Since nothing else photo-worthy happened, you get this. I don't know if it's a stray. I haven't seen this cat before. We do have feral cats in the barn from time to time.
The temperatures today were wonderful, and most of the trail was lovely. I started where I ended on Thursday, at the Ott Biological Preserve.
Next was a bit more on the Calhoun County Trailway, where a four-legged hiker was sharing the space with me.
Then the short sidewalk connection, including a bridge over the rail yard of the Canadian National line. That is where Gail spotted me.
Very shortly after that the trail joins the Battle Creek Linear Pathway which winds through the city along the Kalamazoo River. Except that it's a lot of miles of pavement, this is mostly a beautiful walk.
One really neat sculpture commemorates the Underground Railroad. On one side of the wall are the people walking away from the south toward freedom.
As they are passing through the "secret" door, they enter the north and meet those who will help them along the way.
Gail is going to spot me again tomorrow, so I'll not only be able to finish Calhoun County, but I'll get a start on Kalamazoo County.