The problem is i ride with another person who is always about the ride. But i do observe things, and hear the birds sing. Stopped this morning picked a peach off a tree where he had permission. But I still prefer hiking over biking as able to observe so much more. I would stop to squat down and look at the colors of a beetle, or anything else i found interesting. On the bike you just roll by. But my back is too bad for hiking. This fall I will go to Las Cruces for injections, so maybe can get back to a bit of short hikes.
Yes, my very adventurous life did not prepare me for old age! I'm just lucky I love to read.
"Great American Girth". 😆 i have the girth around my middle but skinny everywhere else. I43 lbs. I think of myself as Mr. Potato with toothpicks for arms and legs!
You're lucky to live where you can sit and observe things in the evening. I wish my apartment had "grounds" to sit outside. Or a rooftop garden. Instead it dumps me out right onto the city sidewalk. So like most Americans i sit and watch bad TV at sunset, having spent most of the day reading. Except for my one hour bike ride in the morning. Being old is boring 😴 Especially for a person who had so many adventures until age 73. Then Kapoot!
We all live in environment that have their drawbacks. I'd love to go for walks again, but my joints and balance can no longer tolerate inclines, bumps, and uneven surfaces. So I stay home. And yes, I'm lucky to have a yard that extends my outside environment. Is your sidewalk environment so unsafe or unpleasant that you can't sit somewhere and observe neighbors, the urban wildlife, or whatever is happening? When you go biking, are you always looking down at the road and dodging cars that you can't enjoy the scenery. Do you ride in parks or other areas where you can stop and hang out for a while just to look around? The ability to see and hear wondrous things and have great adventures relies not on the environment itself but our ability to use our senses to experience it. Frankly, Bob, it sounds like you don't want to observe or enjoy anything that isn't a magnificent adventure. Anyway small is not going to get your attention.
Thank you, Rebecca. I was wondering if people would find it worth the time. I love the pieces that remind us to experience the little things around us everyday.
The problem is i ride with another person who is always about the ride. But i do observe things, and hear the birds sing. Stopped this morning picked a peach off a tree where he had permission. But I still prefer hiking over biking as able to observe so much more. I would stop to squat down and look at the colors of a beetle, or anything else i found interesting. On the bike you just roll by. But my back is too bad for hiking. This fall I will go to Las Cruces for injections, so maybe can get back to a bit of short hikes.
Yes, my very adventurous life did not prepare me for old age! I'm just lucky I love to read.
I hope those injections help you get back into your favorite activities. True, it's a bitch to get old. Take care, "old" friend."
"Great American Girth". 😆 i have the girth around my middle but skinny everywhere else. I43 lbs. I think of myself as Mr. Potato with toothpicks for arms and legs!
You're lucky to live where you can sit and observe things in the evening. I wish my apartment had "grounds" to sit outside. Or a rooftop garden. Instead it dumps me out right onto the city sidewalk. So like most Americans i sit and watch bad TV at sunset, having spent most of the day reading. Except for my one hour bike ride in the morning. Being old is boring 😴 Especially for a person who had so many adventures until age 73. Then Kapoot!
We all live in environment that have their drawbacks. I'd love to go for walks again, but my joints and balance can no longer tolerate inclines, bumps, and uneven surfaces. So I stay home. And yes, I'm lucky to have a yard that extends my outside environment. Is your sidewalk environment so unsafe or unpleasant that you can't sit somewhere and observe neighbors, the urban wildlife, or whatever is happening? When you go biking, are you always looking down at the road and dodging cars that you can't enjoy the scenery. Do you ride in parks or other areas where you can stop and hang out for a while just to look around? The ability to see and hear wondrous things and have great adventures relies not on the environment itself but our ability to use our senses to experience it. Frankly, Bob, it sounds like you don't want to observe or enjoy anything that isn't a magnificent adventure. Anyway small is not going to get your attention.
Sounds like a good summertime. Beautiful reading
Thank you, George.
Lovely and evocative. (But I hate Starlink satellites.)
Thank you, Joe, and yes, I know you hate Starlink satellites. You see them from a totally different perspective, as an astrophotographer, than I do.
Sue, this is wonderful - an absolutely gorgeous read! 😊
Thank you, Rebecca. I was wondering if people would find it worth the time. I love the pieces that remind us to experience the little things around us everyday.