Went to Lufkin today. We need to drive there from Nacagdoches because it has a better area to learn residential and downtown street crossings and traffic patterns. Yikes! I crossed some streets today blindfolded. Learned how to recover a sidewalk if you do not meet it on the other side. Next time you are out check out some sidewalk corners and see how they are so different. There is no consistency. Also imagine being visually impaired and having to deal with broken curbs, people parking over the sidewalk because they can't fit in their driveway, mud, tree limbs, etc. One sidewalk just plain ended! FYI, if you park your car over the sidewalk, a visually impaired person WILL tap it with their cane. That is what the cane is for...TO CLEAR THE WALKING PATH AND INDICATE OBSTACLES! Don't park over a sidewalk. Besides, it is just a light tap. You don't go around whacking your cane everywhere. If you make too much noise with it, you may miss important auditory clues.
After my wonderful lesson, I observed another students lesson. On our travels I met the cutest kitten in someones backyard! I of course miss my own cat, so had to play with this one for awhile. My cane has an elastic loop on the end (that I have tied in knots to keep it out of the way as I think it is darn annoying) and I teased the kitty with it for a few minutes. We had a great time.
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