even in the midst of a very cool spring
one of the best ways to enjoy the day.
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“walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
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saginaw woods, ann arbor, michigan, usa – spring 2025
Mar24
Tag Archives: walking
Jul1
pining.
something special about being in the pines
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‘between every two pine trees there is a door leading to a new way of life.”
-john muir
Mar9
bimble.
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.
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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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image credit: pinterest
Aug11
canvas.
a front door, a message, and a yard, in support of ukraine and the pollinators
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one of the reasons i love walking so much
is for the surprises waiting to be discovered along the way
when walking through the neighborhood
i travel with eyes wide open
people are so creatively expressive
flower pot art
a snake in the grass
smiling and made of latex, upon closer inspection
a front yard mini vineyard
a tiny village
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“this world is but a canvas to our imagination.”
-henry david thoreau
Jun29
old shoes.
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.
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“an old shoe lover loves old shoes.”
-theodore sturgeon
May1
crowds.
” i love places where there are crowds of trees.”
-nitin namdeo
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scio woods county preserve, ann arbor, mi, usa
Mar23
no point in hurrying.
a walk in the woods, northern michigan style, in the new spring
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“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.”
Dec6
up for a stroll?
The longest road in the world to walk is from Cape Town (South Africa) to Magadan (Russia).
No need for planes or boats, there are bridges.
It’s 22,387 km and it takes 4,492 hours to run it.
It would be 187 days walking non-stop, or 561 days walking 8 hours a day.
The route passes through 17 countries, six time zones and all seasons of the year.
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“all walking is discovery, on foot we take the time to see things whole.”
*-hal borland
*Harold “Hal” Glen Borland was an American author, journalist and naturalist. In addition to writing many non-fiction and fiction books about the outdoors, he was a staff writer and editorialist for The New Yorker.
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credits: united humanists
Jul22
flaneur.
my occupation at present
Jun27
worth it.
“there are no shortcuts to any place worth going”
-beverly sills
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empire bluffs trail, empire, michigan, usa – june 2021
I didn't have my glasses on.... 