When:  Late morning, 2/4/2018
Weather: High 50’s with sun
Observations/Thoughts

• Armadillos are forever:  This little-armored guy seems to be like the gold prospectors of nearly 200 years ago.  He has been looking for grubs and insects in the same section of the neighborhood for days.  He doesn’t appear to be digging any holes.  Somehow, he must be getting nourishment.  He also has claimed part of the grassy area along the creek bank as part of his foraging area.  If he keeps up his appearances, I may have to read up on these fellows to see what other behaviors to look for.
• Gait practice: As the paranoia diminishes, I am still having fun with traveling nemesis road.  On the outgoing part of the journey, I switched my gait to a planting of my right foot and then an extension of my left foot.  The garage door was closed at the paparazzi’s house.  My gait change was mostly just for my own entertainment.  On the return along the same path, I attempted to skip.  I did need to delay my skip until I passed a walking couple.  I greatly miscalculated my skipping range.  Walking is certainly different than skipping.  If I continue to play this “gait game”, skipping is off of the rotation.