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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Thursday, February 03, 2011

More ice this morning

When I get back from walking in the morning I usually write a post about it and then save it in draft.  Then write more later in the day and publish it all at the same time.  Today I'm starting to just write about my walk, publish it, and then will write and publish a post about the rest of my day in the evening.
This morning there was a lot of ice around because of all the melting yesterday and then the refreezing of it all over night.  The temperature was 24 degrees with a slight breeze. Today again my walk was haphazard as I tried to find places that were not ice covered.  The parking lots were out because they had lots of ice.  I walked a lot of the time in the road because this is what a lot of the sidewalks looked like.
As I walked down some of the paths,  I never knew what I would come upon.  Some were cleared, some were not and everything else in between.  
Here is one part of the path I walked along.
Happened to walk by this garage and liked the shape of it.
I saw two other people out, both walking dogs.  The only wild life I saw were birds, a more than usual amount of crows.  
It was great to be walking outside and I walked 6.1 miles.
January was not a good month for finding coins.  I only found 15 cents for the whole month.
Today I found a penny. :-)
 Sunrise 7:13
Sunset 5:30
 
Make this day a good one.
A smile from me to you.
Happyone :-)

11 comments:

Rathi said...

And a smile from me to you. You know Karen, you should send your last pic to this site... it is called Faces in PLaces and that last picture does look like one... this is the link if you wanted to: http://facesinplaces.blogspot.com/

Vee said...

Sorry to give you this news, but at 15 cents a month, you're going to go broke fast. :D My sister tells me that there's lots of ice in her corner of New York. I'm glad that we escaped it, though it'll come at some point.

Susan said...

We got just a little snow, but lots of freezing weather. Today it is to climb to 32.
Good for you for walking outside. I have been walking on the treadmill and it's just not the same. I don't like looking at the basement walls, but at least I'm walking.
Enjoy your day~
Susan

Auntie sezzzzzz... said...

Wow, you are amazing. That you go out at all, with ice about. Yikessssssssssssss!

George said...

Be careful on these icy mornings.

Gwendolyn said...

Wow! 6 miles. You are doing great! When the snow clears, perhaps you'll find more coins. At least some of those walkways were cleared for you!

Helen said...

Hope your day was a good one, and sending a big smile back to you ツ

Anonymous said...

Have you tried YakTraxs or get-a-grips? I have a pair of both, but fortunately I haven't had to use them, so I don't know how well they work on ice. I have read a lot of good reviews on both brands.

Wanda

happyone said...

Wanda, No I haven't. I don't think I would be able to walk very fast in them.

Deb from WhatsInMyAttic said...

You do inspire me! I leave for work in the dark and return in the dark, so walking outside is not an option during the winter months...the days are getting longer, though!

KathyA said...

Maybe February will be more lucrative!! :)