Afternoon walk on October 3rd
After eating a late lunch after returning home after a six hour shift at Raising Cane’s decided to go for a walk before the sunsets. So, I look at the Weather app on my home and its a comfortable 71 degrees. I then look outside I see its partly cloudy. So, I switch my t-shirt to a long sleeve to be prepared for the light breezes when making by journey through the neighborhoods. I open the garage and I first see my neighbor doing his normal afternoon walk with his friendly golden retriever on the opposite side of the of the street. I leave my house and begin walking at 5:45 p.m.While waking up the incline of Glen Valley Drive on the light grey, concrete colored sidewalk. I see the fated sunshine from the large bright orange sun because of the multiple gray and white clouds covering the light blue sky. I reach the familiar Park Boulevard where cars of multiple shapes, sizes, and color fly by at forty plus miles per hour. I turn left and continue walking on the hard sidewalk.
I walk next to 5 foot tall wooden fence that wraps the blue house on the corner of the intersection of Glen Valley Drive and Park Boulevard. I can hear in the distance, the Glenbard South Marching Band playing the energizing songs of Seven Nation Army and Crazy Train. Thoses songs bring back great memories because I was in the band all four years when attending Glenbard South High School. I played the Baritone, also known as the Euphonium, in the Low Brass section for the Marching and Symphonic Band. While walking on Park Boulevard, I see orange, yellow leaves that scatter the side of the road and on top of the green grass of lawns of houses that layer the side of Park Boulevard. Before I turn onto Ahlstrand Road, I see the fairly big digital sign with red lettering, spelling out news about sports and events happening in the Glenbard South community. In background of the sign I see the brown blocky building of the memorable high school resting on the corder of Park Boulevard and Butterfield Road. I continue walking on the narrow Ahlstrand Road which has no side walks, so I walk along the left side of the road to avoid cars coming from behind.
While walking see an under construction house, which have sharp silver metal fences creating a boundry around the grand house. In front of the house there is a mountain of dirt and grass, that sits in the front lawn of the tan and charcoal colored house. Wooden planks and construction tools and material scatter the front drive way being used construct or fix this already amazing looking house. But, I continue marching up the inclined portion of Ahlstrand Road.
I finally reach the summit of the hill. I look ahead and see the beginning of a steep incline, which I recall running down, creating a roller coaster feeling because I run faster when going down declined roads. So, I stroll down the declined road leaning back with my body and taking longer strides, to cautiously walk down the steep road. I reach the bottom of the road, and I make a sharp left onto Arboretum Road, which welcomes me by walking up another inclined road surface. While hiking up Arboretum Road, I view patched of dark and light green trees. All of them are at minimum two stories high. A couple them are beginning to change into autumn colors of orange, red, and brown. I move on by turning onto Stanton Road and then turn onto Eddie Road, which are both slightly declined and have massive houses along the sides. I make it back to Park Boulevard and I take the way I begin my journey back home taking the path I used to get to Ahlstrand Road. I walk in a darker setting, under a slightly shining moon.
