Walking is the perfect way of moving if you want to see into the life of things. It is the one way of freedom. If you go to a place on anything but your own feet you are taken there too fast, and miss a thousand delicate joys that were waiting for you by the wayside. Elizabeth von Arnim

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Friday, October 25, 2013

A late start

I woke up right at 6:00 as usual but I must have need extra sleep because I fell right back to sleep and didn't wake up till 7:30!!  So I got a late start walking. 
It was only 30 degrees out with a bit of a wind but I wore a good amount of layers and stayed perfectly warm.  It wasn't so much foggy as walking through some low hanging clouds.  At one point for about 20 minutes some freezing snow fell from the sky.  I don't think I've walked in freezing snow before.  They were tiny tiny little frozen balls of snow.  It made the neatest sound on all the different things it fell on - all slightly different.  I could even hear it falling on my hood. 

One field I walked passed must have had hundreds of geese sitting there.  I couldn't get them all in the picture, they were all spread out over quite a distance.
When farmer George harvests his corn it is nice and neat in rows without any waste. 
This is farmer George's field
 I can't help but notice that this big tractor and the whatever that piece of equipment is called harvests the corn it leaves such a mess behind.  I bet the deer and other animals like it. : )
I'm on my way up here to one of the cemeteries and there were corn fields on either side of the road.  Now it is so open with all the corn gone.  And look at the mess it left.
I walked some in town and also the farm loop. 
There were some deer around, but all the cows were hiding somewhere because I didn't see any at all.

It was really a nice walk.  I actually like walking when it's cold out.  Maybe not in the single digits but for now I like it.

I walked 6.3 miles - 12,595.
Sunrise: 7:38
Sunset: 6:24
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We've been home expect for going out to pick up a few things at the Dollar General.  It's been cloudy today but I've just noticed that there are a few breaks in the clouds and I can see some blue sky as I look at the window here in my office. : )

Hope you are enjoying your Friday.
happyone :
I have just three things to teach:
simplicity,
patience,
compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
~Lao Tzu
Comment replies:
Diane - I use a little scoop I got from Pampered Chef.  They have three sizes and I use the smallest one for the cookies.

7 comments:

Optimistic Existentialist said...

I too love the cold weather. I feel so refreshed on a cold morning. Nuts I know.

Happy@Home said...

Glad to hear you enjoyed your walk, even if it was a bit later than usual.
Farmer George's field does look very neat and tidy.
Have a nice weekend.

Nellie said...

What a refreshing walk to start the day! I guess the geese aren't going anywhere over the winter.

Vee said...

Sounds briisssskkkkk! Does the wind blow fierce across those fields? Are you going out for supper tonight? We had a breakfast for supper tonight. Ordinarily it's pizza night, but we had pizza for lunch the other day.

Deb J. in Utah said...

I love your quote for the day today. Sounds like such a nice walk. Winter is sure coming your way. Sounds nice and cozy!

Beth said...

I like the cool weather of fall but winter's bitter cold and snow not so much. ;-)

I love the country photos! Let me know when you decide to go into the jigsaw puzzle business!

o2bhiking said...

I prefer walking in cooler weather to hotter. But once temperatures get in the teens it seems too cold. If you move fast enough, you stay warm, except for your hands and face.