The Sweet Life Loop
Another gorgeous Saturday took me on another stroll from my "Eugene Walks" book. Here's a picture of my walking buddies for the afternoon. The new furry one, that's Ladybug; she lives upstairs from me. She and Roger were ready to roll:
We began up the street at Monroe park. The starting point was officially with this big iron man. And it was also a day for people to be out worshipping the sun as well.
Eugene is known for being green and a good amount of people are committed to sustainability. I admire the ideal and the people who pitch in and pool their resources. Here's one highlighted on our walk:
I love houses in Eugene. All the colors make me smile and daydream about what my house will look like one day. Most definitely it will have a lot of color just like this:
And right next door was Volunteer Heights where we saw some fun art and where Ladybug decided to take a breather. Good thing we brought water along!
Right around the corner was where we saw one of my favorite parts of town so far. Nestled in a quiet neighborhood rests this fantasy of a bed and breakfast. I've been thinking of the next business I'd like to open in the future and something like this would fit the bill. It would be pet friendly, dreamy like this, and serve the best vegan food for miles. Doesn't it look magical?
Next we headed downtown where we met this mama raccoon and her baby:
And in front of the library I decided to get cozy with the town's namesake, Eugene Skinner. No one stared as I did this. Okay, a lot of people did actually but I really didn't care, I was having too much fun.
The best part of the trip was the end. The reason it is called the Sweet LIfe Loop. We made it to one of THE BEST places in town:
It's dangerous to make stuff this good. Whoever says being vegan is living in deprevation has never tried the strawberry cheesecake or the strawberry banana compote. It's a really good thing we walked several miles because I didn't feel so bad devouring all this. Who am I kidding, I wouldn't have felt bad anyway; yes, it's that good.
And so ended our journey for the afternoon. Sweet life indeed.