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Tag: walking
Walking in my Town: A Haiku
Walking in my town
Watching as the twilight wins
My steps this brisk night
Did you see the moon this evening?
It was s lovely evening for a walk. Not too cold, pretty clear, dry…all the things that make for a lovely autumn evening in the Pacific Northwest. Did you get out to see it?
One additional thought: cold nights are perfect for pho.
[Edited: “noon” changed to “moon”.]
Light Fading To Dreams: A #Haiku
The sun’s nearly down
And darkness’ grasp nearby
Light fading to dreams
Evening walks in Edmonds are always delightful. Where’s your favorite place to walk?
A Night Walk
Upon this calm night
Light filtered by the stillness
Alone with the moon
Photos From My Walk Around Lynnwood
This morning I took a walk through my neighborhood. One of my favorite things to do. Nice exercise and it helps me see what’s going on around town.
Here are a few photos from my Flickr page.
Walking in Edmonds, My Grandparents, Sunsets and Memories
One of my favorite things to do: walk along the Edmonds waterfront. It’s picturesque and just delightful, especially when the weather is nice (like tonight). Yet there’s far more to this for me. For most of my memory, Edmonds was the home of my grandparents.
I walked along the same space with my grandpa, though it’s worlds different now. So many differences: no longer able to fish off the ferry dock and pretty much all the businesses they knew are gone (I don’t miss the old cat-food/meat processing facility that was over by Anthony’s, though…blech!), yet there are things that trigger memories. Some of the old buildings, the older restaurants (hi Pancake Haus!), but the biggest thing was walking by the place my grandparents lived. In the dusk, looking at the building, I have expected to see grandpa walking out.
These memories drive home how much this little city by the bay has changed. Yet there’s so much the same. He’d know where he was were he to materialize in front of me, familiar and alien. I do love my dichotomies.
The photos here are, simply, snapshots of this evening’s walk. I think I’ll bring my camera down there, soon, and explore the city in terms of my memory.
A great respite in this dreary spring of Seattle’s discontent
Quite the lovely day, today, north of Seattle. A wonderful sunny and warm respite in this gloomy spring of our discontent.
We have a project slightly north of Marysville, right off of Centennial Trail. So most of my team took a walk this afternoon. A delightful way to spend an afternoon.
The site’s going to have great views of the Olympics and the valley north of Marysville. It’s a really fun project. Been creative with AutoCAD and laying out lots. Getting to the site and seeing the land, the layout and flow is much more powerful than topographical lines on my computer.
Lots of wins. Though I did spent a chunk of this evening dancing with CAD. In all, a productive day, just in unexpected ways.
A Sunday At Edmonds Beach
I slept poorly last night, so I took a brief nap after church (I ran media/video today). Our taekwondo school has a blackbelt class on Sunday afternoons. Lately, the act of spinning around for certain kicks has been very unpleasant. Dizziness sucks. I’ve never been a fan. As a small boy, I hated the little “merry-go-rounds” at playgrounds, as I find them nausea creators. It’s been with me my whole life. If anything, it’s gotten worse. Or my tolerance for discomfort has slipped. Not sure which. But the details are less important than the results. My desire to spend Sunday afternoon spinning around has waned.
While my wife was partaking in the blackbelt class, I opted to walk. My favorite place to meander is the Edmonds waterfront. When I lived down there, we’d walk every day. Sometimes twice a day, especially on weekends. North on Third, down Sunset, along the water from Brackett’s Landing to Marina Beach then back up the hill.
One of my desires in 2018: spend more time with photography. So, below are photos I took during my excursion.
I hope you enjoyed your Sunday, and are feeling refreshed and ready for Monday.
What was your favorite part?
Easter Saturday In Edmonds
We managed to squeeze a walk in my favorite seaside town yesterday: Edmonds. Though our day was full with prep for Easter, an evening get-togethere with dear friends, and getting the weekend’s errands done as we sacrifice Sunday’s productivity for fun and family. Sure, we squeezed some productivity into the walk, stopping for a few necessities along the way.
I love walking, both as a means of exercise and as transportation. I’ll be writing more about this.
After church, playing some brass church music, I’ll be heading to Bellingham to spend time with family.
What ate you doing this Easter Sunday?