The Woods
I try to walk every day in the woods. These days it is because I have two dogs and they need exercise as much as I do. But I have noticed that it has become the chore that I thought it would be. I have experienced a joy of being outside that I missed while working many years in the bowels of the State House. I used to take long walks on Sunday mornings in the winter with Toby our 17 year old lab/retriever. Now i go out everyday that I'm not working for a morning walk at various places in the nearby woods. I vary the places from day to day. I never plan where I am going to go. Every place has its differences. Some like Bellville pond have winding paths that the dogs love to run on. Then there is Rome point that offers great views of the bay and places for the dogs to swim. Then sometimes we go to Ryan park which is used by horses and dog walkers alike. It offers a wide open path with open fields full of deer and things that the dogs love to chase. Each place is different.
I notice that it has become my place to think. relax and breath. I enjoy the sun,rain,snow every season has its pleasures. Sometimes you meet people and talk other times it is good to be alone. I wish everyone could experience something like this to give them some peace in there busy lives.
I try to walk every day in the woods. These days it is because I have two dogs and they need exercise as much as I do. But I have noticed that it has become the chore that I thought it would be. I have experienced a joy of being outside that I missed while working many years in the bowels of the State House. I used to take long walks on Sunday mornings in the winter with Toby our 17 year old lab/retriever. Now i go out everyday that I'm not working for a morning walk at various places in the nearby woods. I vary the places from day to day. I never plan where I am going to go. Every place has its differences. Some like Bellville pond have winding paths that the dogs love to run on. Then there is Rome point that offers great views of the bay and places for the dogs to swim. Then sometimes we go to Ryan park which is used by horses and dog walkers alike. It offers a wide open path with open fields full of deer and things that the dogs love to chase. Each place is different.
I notice that it has become my place to think. relax and breath. I enjoy the sun,rain,snow every season has its pleasures. Sometimes you meet people and talk other times it is good to be alone. I wish everyone could experience something like this to give them some peace in there busy lives.