10 Walking

… i take the road through Memorial Park… it is Wednesday, food bank day… there are so many cars in line…

… sadness again drifts through me… even in an improving economy, so many need food… i am surprised by the two Lexus cars i see in line, and that so many of the cars are in good to practically new condition… i don’t expect poverty to arrive in a Lexus, i expect poverty to arrive in cars that are ready for the junk yard… i am not sure what to think…

09 Walking

… in the park, a person is asleep on the ground, back turned towards me, a dog rests its chin on their hip… a wave of sad comes over me… homeless?, transient?… the dog looks well cared for… i hope there is a house that welcomes them somewhere…

… a squirrel chases another squirrel, territorial squabbles?…

08 Walking

… sitting by the falls at Roundhouse… a favorite spot… feeling good…

… i got to bed at 9 last night… the dogs let me sleep until 4…

… man and woman near by, couple?… she is pregnant… they are looking at the falls, chatting, drinking coffee… are they staying in the hotel?…

… the air temperature is perfect again, blissful…

… C is the first person to take note of my FB post about my new blog, did they visit?… there is no way to know unless they comment, i suspect they will have a quick look…

06 Walking

… pleasant morning, spring green colors are amazing…

Spring Green

… sun shining on my back, warm, delicious…

… Fishkill Creek near the closed bridge, landscaping woman is working, nearby, a pair of geese and goslings, unperturbed by landscaping woman, i try to make this point to her, she needs to remove her earbuds first, when she understands what i am saying, she tells me she got quite close to make a video, she has an accent, Spanish?, Italian?… i wish her good day and move on to a bench down the path…

… as i write, a chipmunk appears looking for food… is it eating the maple seeds?…

… simplify, i have switched to the iPhone resident camera… it is more versatile… this sets off thinking about simplifying the write photograph and post workflow… time to reduce my efforts to that which sparks joy…

… i text H and ask if she wants to have breakfast at BBC… “yes!, dogs too?”… “dogs too”, i reply… normal is returning to our lives…

07 Madame Brett Park

… to do this week… begin new organization scheme on Flickr… edit backlog of photos; clean up dining room; order more smart lightbulbs; measure bp…

… isn’t there something more interesting to write/think?…

… sitting on a bench, listening to the water flow by…

… earlier, as i walked down the road, a cricket, a whiff of summer, i felt lazy…

06 Long Dock Park

… a beautiful morning…

… perfect temperature, slight coolness on bare skin, but not chilly, body gently throwing off heat rather than heat sucked away…

… really feel like i might have found a blogging platform to love… at first, the difficult access to other bloggers, the absence of any indication of eyes on your post unless someone is moved to comment… the silence deafening… then… this is nice, no worries about followers, grabbing attention, you do it for yourself, it is freeing… just write, make pictures, post…

06 Walking, Hamilton Fish Bridge

… although there is lots of noise on the bridge, the views are stunning…

From the high point of the bridge.

… and it’s a good walk, nearly 15k steps from my front door to the other side and back…

… it’s good thinking time… i have begun to crystallize plans for reconfiguring my web presence, stay tuned…