Overlook Trail

0.5 miles today
24.37 miles completed total

Today we walked the Overlook Trail which ends at the Overlook deck which views the oxbow of the Cuyahoga River that I pictured when we hiked the Oxbow Trail.  We took my 3 year old neice Aeris with us today since it was a short level trail.  She loved it and ran almost the entire way.  Unfortunately, she has had a cold and has now hacked and coughed the entire night even after giving her cough medicine. I think the cold from the air and the running irritated her lungs.  She had a bang-up time though :)  She collected rocks and banged sticks which is a great day for any 3 year old. I spent so much time running after Aeris that I forgot to take pictures.  I only got this.

Not sure of the kind but I thought it was kind of tall for a moss.  I looked on the internet but when I search for tall moss all I find are articles explaining why moss can't be tall so this is obviously going to take more research.

Earlier today I was at Goodyear Heights Alder Pond walking Jellybean.  He's one of my dogs.  I will have to put a picture of him on here later.  I always hike the same path for my fast hike but this time I hiked it in reverse.  I saw 2 different things today just by changing my direction and here they are. 

 I thought it looked like a heart.  I have walked by this tree hundreds of times.  Maybe even thousands but because I'm always going the other direction I have never noticed it.  It's right by the spur where I enter and exit the woods for the road.  I guess when I get to this point in my walk I am done and have never seen this tree because I am always looking the other way toward the road.  I'm glad I changed my routine today. 
The other thing I saw today was this

  The poor guy was probably freezing.  I was shocked to see him. We have had the strangest weather.   In the 40s one day, snowing the next.  I think it confused this poor frog. He was so  cold he could barely hop to get away from me.  Good thing I was not a predator and was friendly.  He slowly hopped to the edge of the board walk where at least he wasn't right out in the open and I guided the dog past him.  Hopefully he gets where he's going before a heron finds him.