My well wishers will be pleased to hear I am walking again and attempting to do so on a regular basis. I keep meeting with setbacks, like having a cold or digestive upsets, and you know how these things are: you miss a day and it is so easy to miss two or three. I have walked for the last six days in a row, so I will make bold to do a Pedestrian Post in lieu of my usual Monstrous Monday.
I had meant to do a Pedestrian Post with Pictures so took my phone with me, but I was soon so absorbed in walking that I was disinclined to stop and take pictures. I do enjoy the act of walking, and when I can look around and enjoy the scenery and weather, it is even better. I suppose it would make a better blog post if I could share the scenery with you, but we can’t have everything. I will, however, explain my headline.
Earlier this summer, when I put aside my crutches, I started to think I could go back to walking. As I pondered the idea, the song started playing in my head, “And I will walk 500 miles, and I will walk 500 more!” Regular readers know my love of keeping journals. I could keep a 500 mile walking journal! Considering I would not even be able to walk a mile to begin with, this journal would no doubt last me a long time. I found a large notebook I had not written anything in yet.
Oh dear, this does not seem to go with the preceding paragraphs, does it?
I started to get uncomfortable looking at all the prose with no pictures so threw in the one I did take on my walk. I was walking with a bottle of water and in the direction of the spring, so when I finished the bottle I was all set to get a refill. So I guess this is a Pedestrian Post with One Picture.
Regarding my grandiose dream of 500 miles, I hate to have to tell you when I started towards it, because the miles sure are adding up slowly. In my defense, I point to the aforementioned setbacks. Also, I do not count all my walking, for example when I walk to the post office or the Elks Lodge. This is because I have a tendency to forget to turn off my Garmin on these walks, so they do not get counted correctly anyways. The beauty part about that is, my body still benefits from the walk.
I petted one sweet dog on this morning’s walk. I want to start taking my walks as soon as I get out of bed. Maybe I will be watching the sun rise soon. I wonder if I can get a good picture of the sunrise.
Mohawk Valley Girl 