Walking. Or, Not…

4:50 a.m. I walk. It’s 1608 consecutive (almost) days in a row, this morning daybreak walk at Cove Island Park. Like in a row.

I’m walking into a little wing of Helene. 61° F. Warm gusts of wind and rain. Pleasant. Quiet.

Six cars in the parking lot at this time. Hmmmm.

There’s a late model Ford pick-up at the front of the park, heads light on high beam.

After 4 years of walking on this same track, you notice. SS: “One of these things is not like the others. One of these doesn’t belong. Can you tell which thing is not like the other by the time I finish this song?”

I walk.

The pick-up follows me down the path. Head lights on high beam. I’m sure there’s some logical reason for this intrusion. I’m certain of it. Hackles up, irritated. Jon Stewart on The Daily Show: “F-k Off!”

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Saturday Morning


DK @ Daybreak. 5:10 to 5:24 am, July 17, 2021. 72° F. Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT.

Today.

vacation,holiday

I want some time to breathe.
I want long walks in empty parks.
I want silence.
I want a cold drink on a hot day.
I want the sound of a train
so far in the distance I can barely hear it.
I want a good book and several quiet hours.

~ Michelle Tudor, sarcoline dream


Image: fearless

 

Sunday Morning: National Parks

Take a stroll through the most famous national parks in the U.S. and Canada. Song titled Sedna by Efterklang. Good Sunday morning.

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