Legacy Park

Una and i have started to take little adventures on fridays. Today, we drove to Canby, in torrential rain, to see a park that i worked on and that was built three years ago. I had been meaning to visit it for a long time. I sure learned a lot on this project, alot of it the hard way, none the less. I think it turned out really well considering the client decided to do the construction administration itself. There was a lot of plant material that was not put in, and the biggest disappointment was the absence of the meadow planting which i think would put this park on the map. However, i understand it's a real challenge to get it established and to maintain it. From a maintenance stand point, simple is better, i guess, and they got what they wanted. Once the trees mature, the park will be even better. Overall, i was really pleased. It's always fun to walk through your paper make-believes.

On a side note, the park is adjacent to a middle school and off in the distance is a track. In the back of my mind i was thinking about walking over there with Una. She beat me to it, though, and soon enough we were running around the track. Genetics is something else. I'm pretty darn sure Una is going to be a runner...considering she can run 8 blocks at the age of 2. At least she has her clothes on...unlike me, who liked to be a streaker at that age.