Went for a nice walk today!

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I took my son to Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park today, and walked around the

lake. They have rowboats and paddle boats there, and a waterfall. It was so

nice and peaceful. I took a loaf of bread and peanuts to feed the animals.

There are a ton of ducks, seagulls, and sparrows and pigeons, as well as water

turtles, crawfish and koi. I had ducks eating from my hand, and fed a tame

squirrel. All the animals there are used to people. I had one mallard who came

up

out of the water to get closer to me, and when he saw a pigeon eating from

my hand, he started taking it out of my hand. He even jumped straight up in

the air like a dog, to take the bread. It was so cute. He got my fingers a few

times, good thing ducks don't have teeth! I was surprised when the squirrel

let me walk right up so that we were face to face, less than a foot between

us. He has a stump he sits on, waiting for people to feed him. Next time I will

have to take my camera!

A few months ago I never would have been able to walk around the lake and

enjoy myself. I would have been huffing and puffing, with my back killing me,

sweating and miserable.

Dana in San Francisco, CA