Birds vs Geese in Albertson Park - Boise
Today my fiance’ and I realized that we were closer than we thought to some of the parks around town. So we thought it would be a good idea to take a walk through one we had never been to before. We drove downtown to were two parks resided. We had a choice to either turn left to Ann Morrison Park or right to Albertson Park. We chose Albertson Park because we had already been to Ann Morrison Park and wanted to see something new. Read the rest of Birds vs Geese in Albertson Park - Boise »
Monday nights are great from 5-8 because the Parade of Homes is free on Mondays while it goes on. So my fiance’ and I took advantage of that offer and headed off. We didn’t really know where we were going but we did have the magazine that showed us where all the houses were located. To say the least we were pretty much in a hurry because he didn’t get home till 6:30. 
After the old Idaho State Pen closed and was abandoned back in the early 70’s, it became a curious playground for those of us whom lived in the area. Part of it’s mystery was a few dusty cattle trails and an abandoned wagon road. The road was used by inmates to haul sandstone cut from the cliffs above the prison-used in its construction. 
After we spent time gazing at the gushing Lucky Peak Dam we decided to head towards the park which was pretty big and not that far away from where the dam was located. There where tons of people there sitting on benches and lounging in the grass. Most of them where barbecuing and having what looked to me to be a jolly good time. 
With the crazy spring weather the Treasure Valley had been experiencing, and another 20 degree drop in temp forcasted for the following day, who knew when it might be warm enough to venture outside again. My kids and I decided to grab the opportunity for a morning outing to check out the new greenbelt along Indian Creek in downtown Caldwell, and spent a pleasant hour or so meandering, sitting on rocks, and generally getting the feel of the place. The very first thing we spotted was a fountain, which my daughter immediately decided to make her project for the day. 
I did a double take, when I first read my charter slip. They wanted me to take third graders from Garfield Elementary School to the landfill. As that wasn‘t bad enough-come mid-morning, I was to drive to the Waste Water Treatment Plant to have lunch with them! “You got to be kidding me,” I thought! 
Last Friday around five my fiance Andrew realized that he needed to send his hard drive back to get it replaced with a new one. This involved going to the nearest post office in a timely manner. Luckily they weren’t busy so we sent his hard drive off . That done, we were simply going to go home, but we realized that there was a park right by the post office that we’d never been to so we decided to check it out. 
Making a special trip to the park never used to be a huge deal to me. But then again the only park I went to was a pathetic excuse for a park compared to Ann Morrison Park in Boise. Now I’ve seemingly changed. After being cooped up in the house for a whole week without getting out much it’s nice to go out; even to a park. That’s why the weekends are so great. My fiance fortunately has the weekends off! 
Thousands of vehicles pass the school everyday, located at the corner of Cole Road and Fairview Ave. But with all the hustle and bustle of daily life-one may not realize they are passing by such an historic building. 
Driving a charter bus of elementary school children, I visited the Historic Bown House, located in southwest Boise. The building is one of the oldest sandstone structures in Idaho-built in 1879, by Joseph and Temperance Bown. 
