Cold weather takes its toll

It is Friday evening at the duck pond and the weather is warm compared to yesterday, with colder temperatures approaching this might be one of our last few warm days. There are more people here than last week but yet not as many as I usually see.

Walking down the sidewalk there is a mom, Hannah, with two kids, Irving and Justin. She is pushing Irving on a stroller and Justin, who looks a few years older, keeps insisting he wants to push the stroller. Hannah lets him push the stroller but is still trying to stay within an arm reach away.

There is an elderly lady, Kesha that is walking her dog. They take a seat on the bench to rest for a few minutes. Kesha stands up and instructs the dog to stay where it is. She walks and talks to a few people passing down the sidewalk. Meanwhile the dog remains where instructed. On her back she signals the dog and it takes off to meet her halfway.

There is a family sitting on a table eating food. It is two parents and two kids and I believe I’ve seen them here before. They seem to have brought homemade food from home and are gathers as a family talking while enjoying a meal outdoors.

Across from me there is a couple fishing on the edge. There is a young man, Liam, who seems to be very interested in what he is doing. On his side there is a young woman, Marisol, who doesn’t seem so interested. She looks bored and glances around a lot and quite often down at her phone.

The sun is starting to go down and I can feel the colder weather taking effect. I think I’m not the only one that realized because Kesha and Hannah along with their kinds make their departure.

An elderly couple shows up and takes a seat on a bench. They pull out some food and feed the ducks and leave as soon as they’re done.

The young couple fishing also begins to pack up things and leaves not long after the sun has set.

It seems like things really die down fast once it got dark and my assumption would be because of the cold. I can start feeling the cold as well and I know why they all wanted to leave. We will see if this pattern continues on the following week.