Tag Archives: walk

bimble.

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not me, a south african ground squirrel, but we both tend to bimble at times.

kind of like a saunter or an amble, but cooler.

bimble:

english (verb)

to walk without purpose

to stroll leisurely

“i have an important appointment in thirty minutes. this is not the time to bimble about.”

 

 

 

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a drama in time.

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on my walk downtown-

live jazz

delightful garden

peaceful space-

all in one place

” city is more than just a place in space it is a drama in time.”

-patrick geddes

finding sprinkles.

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how lucky am i to find this downtown, on a walk on a beautiful day?

“i’m well aware. a world without rainbow sprinkles is a world without happiness.”

-l.m. augustine

crabwise.

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not olive, but she walks like this sometimes.

is it a crab? is it a cat? what is it doing?

CRABWISE!

KRAB-wiyz

Part of speech: adverb

Origin: English, 20th century

Definition: To, toward, or from the side, typically in an awkward way.

Examples in a sentence:

“Roberto moved crabwise without taking his eyes off the dodgeball.”

“My cat only moves crabwise if she knows I’m going to try to give her a pill.”

“some things cannot be changed. you cannot teach a crab to walk straight.”

-aristophanes

 

old shoes.

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these old shoes have seen a lot of miles and a lot of smiles

 like slipping my feet into butter

but might be time to let them melt softly into the sunset. 

 

 

“an old shoe lover loves old shoes.”

-theodore sturgeon

crowds.

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” i love places where there are crowds of trees.”

-nitin namdeo

 

 

 

scio woods county preserve, ann arbor, mi, usa

no point in hurrying.

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a walk in the woods, northern michigan style, in the new spring
“there is no point in hurrying because you are not actually going anywhere.
however far or long you plod, you are always in the same place: in the woods.”
-Bill Bryson, A Walk in the Woods

good words.

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sometimes finding good words is a walk in the park.

 

“good words are worth much, and cost little.”

-george herbert

 

 

gallup park in winter, ann arbor, mi, usa

 

flaneur.

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my occupation at present

worth it.

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“there are no shortcuts to any place worth going”

-beverly sills

 

 

 

empire bluffs trail, empire, michigan, usa – june 2021