Wow, are my legs ever sore. Not surprising, since it’s not every Sunday that I walk over 5km.

The Bell Walk for Kids Help Phone went wonderfully well today, even if I was exhuasted afterwards. It was great to see so many people out on such a wonderful day, supporting a good cause. There were even several dogs taking part too. 🙂

I would like to thank everyone who pledged me in the walk. This year I raised $60. Sadly, that isn’t anywhere near as much as I raised last year, but that is mostly my fault since I didn’t campagin as hard as last year.

If you are interested in donating to Kids Help Phone, you can do so here.

This Sunday I will be taking part again in the Bell Walk for Kids Help Phone. The Kids Help Phone is a phone line that kids can call to get advice or just to have someone to talk to. The councilors help them with everything from dealing with their parents’ divorce to dealing with thoughts of suicide. They answered over one million questions online and over the phone in 2005.

The Kids Help Phone service is supported almost entirely through their corporate sponsors and through private individuals. That’s where you come in. You may not be Canadian, you may not have kids, you may not even have a phone, but surely you care about children and believe that they should be able to find support when they need it most. Please take the time to pledge me in the Bell Walk for Kids Help Phone.

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Thank you for your generous support of a cause that is important to me.

Yesterday I was supposed to walk up to Bloor street to pick up some groceries, but I was feeling kind of blah so I put it off to today. Today the weather seemed unpleasant–snowing one minute, raining the next, and sunny a few minutes later. But I dug the bundle buggy out of the closet and headed off on my walk, and I am so very glad I did.

Since I was out in the yucky weather regardless of whether I really wanted to be, I thought I would enjoy a nice slow walk and watch the birds playing. So many of them were out enjoying the rain and picking seeds and what-not off of peoples lawns. When I was about half way to my destination I noticed that spring flowers have started to pop up. I was nearly dazzled by the bright colour of the bluebells peaking out from under a hedge, and the yellow of the crocuses nearly made up for the lack of sun today. There is also ample evidence that more flowers will soon make an appearance, as I saw the leaves of tulips and lily-of-the-valley (my personal favourite) poking through many people’s lawns and gardens.

Sadly, I’m going to be stuck indoors downtown tomorrow, which means I’m unlikely to see any real flowers. But on Friday I need to take another walk up to Bloor street. This time I will try to pay closer attention to the flowers brightening up the brown and grey lawns.