Friday morning I walked the dog as usual around the neighborhood. This particular morning I saw no fewer than 5 separate groups of people, either walking their dogs, jogging, or biking around. Not bad for 7 AM.
I also saw a group of eight 40-something people out playing Ultimate Frisbee in the park. Now that made me smile. Sure, they were hooting and hollering and probably waking up my neighbors, but what a sight that was! Folks were out using the park for what it’s meant to be used for. Two years ago I’d walk through that park in the morning and shady individuals would be there hanging out in their cars. They would often bolt when they saw me walking by. Now to see folks out exercising in the park in the morning really makes me happy. I don’t care how loud they are, that is just awesome.
Seeing people being comfortable coming to the park in the morning and the folks out walking around shows how healthy our neighborhood has become.