It felt good to get out in the fresh air late yesterday afternoon as I had spent most of the day at my writing desk. The sun had already sunk below the Foothills so the temperatures had fallen quite a bit from the moderate high of the day. A slight breeze blew making me increasingly [...]
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A great gaggle of geese is hanging around our neighborhood. They graze on the grass of the school fields, around the park, and even in the median strip. It’s amazing to watch them stroll across the streets with cars jammed up waiting for the long line to pass.
The geese perceive no barriers at the curb; [...]
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Windswept. After fierce winds screeched through the Foothills last night, the detritus of countless porches, patios and driveways lay strewn across the lawns. Chairs were upside down. Grill lids lay yards from their rests. Plants had been pulled from their pots. Building materials sat far from all projects. Mayhem.
But even with all of that, the [...]
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On my walk today I came upon two things that surprised me. One was a pair of shoes, perfectly good just lying in the grass beside the sidewalk; the other was a full glass of water sitting atop an electrical box next to the sidewalk.
What could have led to these things being left as [...]
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Two words from my walk: contrails and cows.
I looked up at the sky towards the Foothills and saw six white feathery lines marking where jets had passed. Falsely they appeared to come right out of the mountain like steam from a volcano. I wondered what the sky would look like if each [...]
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When I walked today, the sun had passed over the Foothills so much of the target of my gaze was in shadow. But when I looked up, the second ridge of the mountains was bathed in bright light. Like a spotlight, the sun drew my attention to the hilltop. Everything seemed to [...]
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Why did changing over from daylight savings time cause such a disruption to my walking schedule? I’m not sure. I had been happily walking in the mornings but after the time switch (and the cooler weather, to be honest), I decided to try walking in the afternoons.
It’s not working. When I started [...]
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I walked today with my fifteen year old daughter. It’s nice to hit the trail together when she gets home from school so that we can catch up on the day’s activities. She can get to the piles of homework when we get back, but while we are out, all of that is far away [...]
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All is golden…grasses, leaves, light. It’s fall and it’s beautiful. To bask in the outdoors this time of year is such a delight.
Maybe I’ll have to start taking two walks a day so I don’t miss too much.
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I think there are more leaves on the ground now than on the trees. A few deciduous trees are still green and a few are completely bare. They remind me of class discussions of outliers back in my statistics days. There’s always a small number at each end of the continuum.
Sometimes I feel [...]
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