BONSHAW – A noble attempt to enjoy the fresh air and vibrant fall foliage failed this evening as local resident Jacob Gallant experienced the worst parts of a nature walk: nature, and walking.
“I mean, it was ok for the first few minutes. But it’s so far out of the way,” griped Gallant, while describing the well-marked forest trails with abundant signage. “You have to park like way over there, and then walk [to the entrance of the woods] before you even walk.”
“Just takes a lot out of you,” said Gallant with a huff.
“And then, there’s the trees,” continued Gallant. “There’s leaves everywhere, and all I can think of is the leaves I have at home that I need to rake. They only collect those brown bags for a few weeks in November and I have to get them taken care of before the snow flies. This whole walk is just a waste of time that I could be spending getting ready for the winter.”
As Jacob stopped to catch his breath and complain about his wet socks, Jacob’s partner Priscilla Handrahan disagreed.
“He’s really missing the big picture here. If he just looked up at the trees, instead of looking down at the roots where he’s walking, he’d have a much better time,” said Handrahan. “It’s not the first time either. Ask him about the time I tried to take him skating outdoors.”
“Oh wow, that was a time,” when this expedition was mentioned to Gallant. “I don’t like skating indoors, let alone on a pond that we can’t even tell is frozen or not.”
“That won’t happen again,” added Gallant. “Twice around is plenty.”
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