On My Walks

On My Walks

Anne Doyle2 Comments

I think there are more leaves on the ground now than on the trees.  A few deciduous trees are still green and a few are completely bare. They remind me of class discussions of outliers back in my statistics days. There’s always a small number at each end of the continuum.

Sometimes I feel like an outlier too, but am I more like a green tree amongst others bright with rich colors or if I am more like the bare tree anxious to get on with dormancy so I can releaf again in the spring? Hmmmm….

On My Walks

On My Walks

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This morning it was cool and crisp when I headed out the door for my walk. The thermometer registered about 38 degrees F. I bundled up as chilliness is still out of the ordinary for me after the hot summer, and for about half of my walk, I was very comfortable. But when I got to that uphill schlog, off came the lightweight gloves, the coat and the ear warmers. By the time I got to the end, I was wondering what I could have been thinking to have left home with so many wraps.

Each year I have to relearn that the key word at this time of year is layers. I had almost forgotten as all summer it was as little as possible!

I’m getting back in the groove.

On My Walks

On My Walks

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My walk today was W -I-N-D-Y!! The leaves swirled around newly plucked from their branches.  And a carpet of their compatriots who had fallen before them lay upon the grass dazzling in their autumnal shades.

Still warm, it was a an absolutely spectacular morning to be outside.  The sun was bright, the sky was clear.  The colors were intense under that true blue sky.

What a blessing to be out and about today…