Injured Squirrel

Today's run:   11:05am.  Not as hot as it has been all week, but should have gone out a little earlier since it was much cooler at earlier.   MapMyRun had the run at about 8 miles.   I wasn't sure where to run this morning. I'm getting bored with just running around Ramsey, but it was getting late and didn't want to drive far for someplace that wasn't planned out first. I need to research routes and keep a list here so I have go to routes instead of the same old.

Todays route took me down Franklin Turnpike towards Allendale.  While running I was looking at the flowers and trying to find something cool and noticeable on the run.  In the middle of the road was a squirrel.  I thought he was in the middle eating something.  As i ran closer, i realized he was scooting around in circles, like a dog trying to get comfortable before going to sleep.   The poor little guy was injured and couldn't use his back legs.  It was so upsetting!   I walked into the road and tried to move him with my foot, but he just kept moving in circles. There were cars coming so i had to get out of the road. The first car went around him. The other cars hadn't seen me in the middle of the road, so i thought for sure he would get run over.  Some how, he didn't!!  I went to try and move him again, but now there were lots of cars coming so i told myself I just need to keep running and it's the circle of life......  As i started to run away, a car came in the other direction and a girl jumped out with a shovel and moved the squirrel off the road!!! I ran back and kept saying thank you! i had wanted to help him, but didn't want to pick him up.  The girl didn't say anything to me but got back into the car and drove away.

I'm glad she saved the squirrel.  I don't know if he has a chance of survival, but at least he won't be road kill now.  

I ran through allendale and back to ramsey.  I took a road i had never been on before, though nothing all that cool about the road.  I did however find a new bike path in ramsey! who knew!!!!  i've live in Ramsey for over 10 years and never knew the path was there!  its like running through the woods!  I've found so many new places right in town that i never even knew!!!!