San Jilgueros Preserve Trail

Today, Erik and I took Jake, his bff Emily, and our dog, Kodi on a walk at Fallbrook's San Jilgueros Preserve Trail. It is located off of Mission Road, just before Fallbrook High School.

I drive by it twice a day almost everyday, and yet I hadn't visited it in over two years.

We have been inspired recently to do more physical activities lately as a family. Today we walked the dog and threw a baseball and admired the view in this gorgeous place.

This is a nature preserve, with a water-effecient botanical garden at one end of it. The paths meander and cross each other. It is not very strenuous, which was just fine with us today. We sighted a whole bunch of lizards, Erik pointed out which plants to steer clear of, and a couple of flowers were picked and presented with love.

Jake and Erik had been at it a little bit before we drove here today, as Jake was being rude (a problem he has) and Erik was not putting up with it. Emily, Kodi and I waited a little anxiously in the car as they worked it out.

Happily for all of us, the wind of discontent blew away as we drove the 7 minutes to get to this little patch of heaven that runs along a busy street and under the flight path of the local, small plane airpark.

The walk wasn't without a bit more quarreling, (Jake is known as a contrarian, after all), but all in all, the sunshine and fresh air did us good.