hmmm part of her

and her little dog too

cop kills cow?

I drove through a neighborhood and saw an officer's car with "COWKILR" as a plate. Uh, not "COPKILR" like Ice-T, but killing a cow? That's sick, dude!

old playgournd equipment I remember as a kid

brighter points of the walk

bits of a walk

web on a bridge
really lay the pipe
In case the critters would otherwise not have a place for those fast-food wrappers
nice color of decaying wood

ducks find shade

a "lovely" side trip on a poorly used trail
My hot ride ... so that's where it went!
Protect from elements ... use this can, then promptly throw into river.

paths (of Franke Park)

I guess it is the path and steps we take that define our journey. We all live; we all die. We all struggle in many ways. I suppose I ought to enjoy a bit of the view on my trip, my journey, my epic of life.

dilema

I was walking along the creek in Franke Park when I heard some person ahead on the other side. Then,

Splash!
Splash!

So, although there was no fire, I was left with WTF? I looked in time to see the jerk there lob a rock at a high rate of speed toward the bank. I heard ducks quacking, so I understood his target. I walked up to see a something feathered fighting in the water. I had my camera with me. The man was clearly guilty of cruelty to animals.

I thought the dying thing was the mother, no. It might be the father, no. It was a poor duckling, half-killed. It floundered on its side, apt to drown. So ... why didn't I take his picture, call the cops, make a scene ...

His dog beside him. He had, what looked like, a Dire Wolf. It was massive. Now, I'm not worried so much, but, I can only assume a man who would kill or half-kill a duckling would easily injure or torture animals, like his poor pet there. I could not be sure if the dog would be a trained killer. Only a small creek separated us and the dog, swimmer or not, would catch me easily despite my initial advantage.

So, was I wrong to merely make myself known so that he would walk away from the scene, or should I have made a scene? I really wanted the guy arrested, if for nothing else than a warning. What a sick jerk, yet I feel unhappy that I seemingly did nothing.