Charles River Walks

Living close to the Charles River brings long, lazy walks, the distinct sounds of oars as rowers take to the water, and picturesque inlets for my lab, Lucy Mae, to spread her webbed feet out as she dives from the shore.  She trails sweet bunnies and frenzied squirrels while shaking off water from her nose to her tail tip. While walking I enjoy witnessing the transformation of the concrete path being replaced with the Braille Trail.  Have you seen this breathtaking space?  This amazing work of art gives the students from Perkins School for the Blind a tactile opportunity to explore river design: rowboats, textured walks and even a xylophone! The architects and masons design walkways, field stone walls and resurface picnic tables made from the downed trees.  Talk about recycling!  We'll need to walk down in the fall and write in our journals.  The new path is compacted with rough sand and still will need a couple of more days to settle. Before we know it, bikes will be pedaling through with friends, visitors and their dogs running behind. Stay tuned for updates!

Lovely, isn't it?