The Hike

It's an EASY hike, they said.

That should have been my first clue.

EASY has different meanings to different folk.

To those three handsome grandsons, it was very easy; to the runner woman, it was a piece of cake; to the young in-shape mom, it was nothing!

To MOI, it was SoMeThInG!

I mean, it wasn't like it was torture or anything, but it means that it was slightly below torture...it was hot, steep steps in places, and did I mention HOT?!?!??!?!

And, my arthritis in the right foot kicked in on the way up the hill?

But, on the flip side, it was a spectacular hike from the top to the ocean.....mighty ocean. 

And, on the flip side, Bridger and I had a great talk about his favorite subject: Basketball.

So, weighing in all the factors; it was not so bad after all!

This flower was not seen on the hike, but is right outside Jeremy's apartment building. 
We noticed it after the hike, however, and thought it was so unique and gorgeous with the little yellow dots on the end of the red stems.  Oh, what a magnificent world Heavenly Father created for us!