By the light of the gibbous moon

Even a walk by the light of a gibbous moon, late on a Friday evening is becoming impossible in my neighborhood. The sidewalks are sprinkled with "chip" kicked up from the chip-coat. it is difficult for people and impossibly uncomfortable for dogs to walk on this gravel. So we let Paddy - girl walk in the grass and we crunched the chips.

We tried to cross Main Street and found that every vehicle in town was driving to the shopping centers or away from them. We gave up on the uncontrolled crosswalk and went to the light. We wandered North Belton until the solar lights came on. Then we attempted the crosswalk again and were successful...but we did have to run. I do not worry about the FUM freezing mid-crossing, but Padimus cannot be trusted.

We discovered more half-done spotty chip-coating and lovely tar already tracked onto once clear areas of the street along 14th. Then we found ourselves waiting again - to cross 13th this time. Who knows where these cars were coming from and who cares? There is simply no reason for that much traffic through our residential neighborhood, but we are rapidly changing character. It is only a matter of time.

A frustrating evening, by the light of a gibbous moon...