People on the Trail

The air was warm; the sky was blue; the sun was shining from the sky. It was a good day for an afternoon run, and the number of people on the trail showed it.

There was the well dressed man, who hangs out at a certain bench along the path. He was saying he wished he had the energy of that jumping dog.

There were the running parents, each pushing a jogging stroller with siblings of unknown age.

There were the hardcore runners, two men and a woman, stretching and talking after their workouts.

There were the after work friends meeting under the highway and going for a jog while they caught up on each others' lives.

There was the old couple, walking slowly on the trail, she guiding the way, he watching each step carefully and leaning a bit on his walking stick.

There was the bike rider who almost wiped out as he whizzed past and around the runners.

There was the made-up woman who wore a grey sweatshirt (on that warm day) with thick matching eye shadow.

And there was the tired man sitting and half stretching and half people watching with his dog tied to his waist. The dog sniffed at the man's mouth. The man said something to the dog, and you could almost see the dog smile. I bet the man's breath was ripe, and the dog knew it. I know the man's breath was bad. My dog told me so.

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Town Lake Hike and Bike Trails
Austin, TX

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