from Baja California
"Even an amateur like myself will seldom lack something to see if he will only look. 'Lift up thine eyes unto the hills' is a religious exhortation. 'Go thou to the ant, thou sluggard,' is a scientific one. And, at least for certain temperaments, it is the more fruitful. Because I obey it, the place where I am is never really the same place two days in succession, and I can take every morning the same short walk down a certain wood road because it is not really the same walk."
I should start up my walking routine again. I can feel my muscles atrophying--spending too much time at the keyboard and too little on my feet. But, I find walking boring, at least in the residential area of Tucson where I have been living for decades. Perhaps I should try Krutch's technique and see if every day does give me a different walk, even if it's the same sidewalks. Look for differences instead of seeing only the same things again and again.
Fred,
ReplyDeleteI have found this to be true, if I look at a familiar area with new eyes. I find it even better if I walk during a time that a lot of people aren't out and about. In my suburban neighborhood I've seen turtles, toads, cats, deer, bats, squirrels and foxes - though not every day.
Cheryl,
ReplyDeleteI shall have to try pay more attention to what's about me. Perhaps my inattention is why there's never anything interesting to see around here.