283 days. Consecutive. Cove Island Park morning walk.
14° F, feels like 5° F temp. What fresh hell is this? (Dorothy Parker)
I’m near the end of my loop. Boots swish through the crusty snow. I’m making my way to Cove Island Point.
And there it was.
It pierced through my tuk…
and through the hoodie pulled over my tuk…
and somehow she pierced through the noise cancelling earbuds that were pumping Taylor Swift’s Evermore… And I was catching my breath / Barefoot in the wildest winter.
I snap a picture, that one above. And pause to watch.
The rustling of this single, dry leaf, clinging to the branch by its ever-so-thin stem, and shivering. How delicate. How fragile. How barefoot in the wildest winter.
The north wind gusts, she shudders, and I shudder along with her.
Toko-pa Turner: What is wild in us are the ways in which we meet something freshly and not by habit. Wild is to be full-body alive in response to the conversation life is having with us; the caress of the wind which cools your skin after the sun has penetrated it with warmth. The shadow cast by a soaring bird above. The unmediated glance, surprised by beauty.
The unmediated glance surprised by beauty.
And for that moment…full-body alive.
Notes:
- Photo: DK & Daybreak. 6:44 am, February 12, 2021. 14° F, feels like 5° F. Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT
- Toka-pa Turner quote via Make Believe Boutique.
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Such a beautiful post, all of it. Feels like I’m there too. ❤️
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Thank you Sharon!
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Some days you take my breath away!
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awwwww, thank you Mary Ann.
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Yes! Yes! Yes!
Your exquisite photo and text made me feel like every cell in my body has awakened and is vibrating with the strings of life playing Bach’s Cello Suite No 1 in G Major on every nerve as I dance a song of joy in the morning light just before dawn.
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Thank you! Bach’s Cello Suite No 1, that’s Something!
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One of my all time favs.
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This is so lovely, David.
But why the noise cancelling buds? How noisy can it be around the cove? 😊
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Laughing. Because I have 1 pair of buds. And there is noise everywhere but the cove!
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You know I’m teasing you.
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OMG, totally missed that! Shame on you Dale!
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Buahaha… Sarcastic much?
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BAH!
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Thank you Dale
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😊
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I can hear the soft rustling from here, pal. Magical. Truly.
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Awww, thank you Lori.
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See, those uitwaaien yield some awesome results! 😉
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Laughing. So good.
And for our friends new to “uitwaaien”
noun
the Dutch practice of jogging or walking into the wind, especially in the winter, for the purpose of feeling invigorated while relieving stress and boosting one’s general health:
I halfheartedly gave uitwaaien a try, but now I long for windy days so I can get out there and breathe in a nice relaxing gust of good health!
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
Brrrrr!! … daylight begins!! … “283 days. Consecutive. Cove Island Park morning walk. 14° F, feels like 5° F temp.”
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Thank you Horty!
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🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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I love this one! Put this in my favorites book
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Thank you Melinda!
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I feel this. And in my way understand this. Feels good.
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Thank you Claudia! So glad!
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Evidently hell has froze over! … again.
Unmediated glance, lovely, yet profound, simplicity. Happy Friday, David!
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Laughing! Thank you Debra! TGIF
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So atmospheric!
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Thanks Jean!
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I feel it’s me that should be doing all the thanking.
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Awwww….
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This is an outrageous shot. Looks like the planet has two moons, one shadowing itself. Fun.
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Thanks!
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I’m feeling it Dave. Full body alive 🤩
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So good. Thank you Val.
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The beauty of being present 👏💕💚
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Sure is…
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I am also often captivated by the last remaining leaf or two – there is something special about them. and it looks like some nice special effects in that photo…
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Simpatico Jim. Thank you.
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👍
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there it is.
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Yes. It was.
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“The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.”
Henry Miller
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Thank you–you are so brave–to share the experience coming from your full-body alive to one who may be hibernating! …been reading John O’Donohue’s Anam Cara (again) and he just described the “loving eye” this way!
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Anam Cara. So amazing. Thank you Valerie.
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