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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Monday, June 07, 2021

Walk to Town

 The warmest morning so far at 65 degrees.
Kind of nice that it was cloudy to keep it cool.
Left the Jeep at home this morning and walked to town.


On the way to town saw a skunk, a few squirrels, rabbits, 
chipmunks and deer.

Getting to town.



After walking around lower cemetery a couple of times I went
 back up to the main road.


Walked around town and then headed back home.


Didn't see anyone else around town
but did see a man walking his dog down the main road while I was 
heading home.  Have seen him a couple of times down my way.
Thought he might have just moved into a mobile home
on the corner where I turn off toward home.
Stopped to say good morning and asked if he just moved there.
Yes, he did.  We didn't really talk much because we were on opposite
sides of the main road with cars passing so don't know his name yet.

It was a 2 mile walk to town,
2 miles around town,
and 2 miles back home again.

☁️    🚶‍♀️    🙂    ☁️

Left mid morning to go to church to load the boxes in the trailer 
with the Roman's books that we all put together.
There were 21,000 books to load which were in 51 boxes.
I didn't help because our assistant Paster Matt helped Ken load.
While they worked I had a nice conversation with Pastor Leatherman. 🙂
Later in the month we will take the books to Bedford, Pa
to the warehouse. From there they will be shipped to Mexico.
(the Roman's books are in Spanish)
We will also pick up another pallet of material to work on for next month.

On the way home we stopped at McDonalds and picked up 
spicy chicken sandwiches and ate them by the start of a walking path.  

Back home and by then I didn't feel like doing any housework
so I stayed outside and did a bit of weeding.

Was supposed to rain by afternoon but we just had a mini shower
that lasted a couple of minutes.
Most of the day was cloudy but the sun was out for a short time too.

Once in a while it's fun to have what I call a fun supper.
We had one tonight.
Cut up some potatoes and made French fries in the air fryer
 and that was supper!!

Thanks for stopping by.
A happy Monday to you.
👩🏻‍🦳 happyone ❤️

17 comments:

Tom said...

...I‘m not sure what the white trees are in the first picture, perhaps fringe tree.. Th ey are beautiful.

Kim said...

Oh, fun supper! I like that idea! We had soup from the freezer tonight. So much soup in there we need to eat! Looks like a nice walk! A good Monday evening to you!

Martha said...

Your photos and your town are so beautiful, makes me want to move there! Have a fantastic week. :)

Deb J. in Utah said...

Hi Karen. It sounds like you and Ken are finally getting back to doing the things you love, that helping with those little books that will go to Mexico. I love the pictures around your town. It looks like such a nice place to call home. So glad you had a nice day. See you again tomorrow!

ellen b. said...

That was a very warm start to your morning! Nice. Fun to see your walking route, too. Romans is a great book to send to Mexico! We're cooking up burgers and our two daughters in law and 2 grands are coming for dinner. We have tater tots cooking, too. Enjoy your evening.

Debi said...

I always enjoy your walks! When we have "just" French fries for dinner I like to put bottled gravy and shredded cheese on top.

William Kendall said...

The tree blossoms are lovely.

Ruth Hiebert said...

Fun suppers are good as a treat.

Terra said...

You have a glorious area to walk, and I like your books project.

Victor S E Moubarak said...

Wonderful photos. Thanx. Happy walking.

God bless.

KEV. Robertson. said...

Hi Karen- Glad your enjoying the Summer Days there. Cold here now- today didn't get much above ten degrees...rain now at night- Winter is here with it snowing north at Katoomba. Have a great week there. Regards. KEV.

eileeninmd said...

It is nice to see your town and scenes from your walks.
On the hot days I like having an easy dinner.
Have a great day and a happy week ahead.

Beside a babbling brook... said...

Lovely blossoming tree, in an early photo here...

With this heat/humidity coming in, your fun supper sounds perfect!!!!!

It is so hard to think of supper, in this weather. We have a couple of leftovers, which we will probably just heat up. Even that much heating, sounds awful!!! LOL

Lovely feeling of accomplishment!!!!

Gentle hugs,
🌱💛🌱

Bill said...

I like how you break up your walk in to three two mile parts. It makes the walk go by fast. Nice photos of your walk!

NanaDiana said...

I always love to see where your walks take you and what the day is like there. I just had a huge salad and added fresh strawberries. So good! xo Diana

Granny Marigold said...

The white trees in the first picture are so beautiful. Do you know what kind they are?

John's Island said...

I like the idea of French fries in the air fryer for supper. Gonna do it tonight. Will probably burn some ground beef on the grill to go with. Thanks! :-)