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Awareness of the outside world. Lowa UK: 6 Environmental Benefits of Walking. A marketing site, but useful info relevant to today’s post. They want to sell shoes, but they’re not wrong. ~~~ This appeared as a comment last week. It had enough good points that I wanted to rerun it in the main part ofContinue reading “The Pros & Cons, Guest Post, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. A while back, I mentioned that Milton is on the hurricane ID list. Now that we have gotten to number 13, it’s weird to see the name in the news. Wishing safety to everyone in the path of this weather event. [Storm Season] ~~~ Results from recent feed run. CanContinue reading “Common as Muck, Keeping It Simple”

City Walk is a linear park under Highway 20/59 through Birmingham, Alabama USA. Hollow Sphere TheoryRandy GachetCity Walk BHAMSeptember 2024 Bham Now: City Walk Bham unveils latest sculpture by this local artist and ASFA teacher, Watson, 03/20/24 Untitledby AnonymousHwy 20/59 OverpassSeptember 2024 View from City Walk. Onwards!Katherine

Call Me Katherineby Katherine Walcott I hate the name I grew up with. It’s not a dead name or anything that dramatic. It’s a simple nickname. And I hate it. The name on my birth certificate is Katherine Xxxx Xxxxx. My mother thought that Katherine was pretty as a first name and that it gaveContinue reading “What Is The Story Of Your Name? Personal Narrative Assignment #1, Class #2”

Awareness of the outside world. WCNC: Mules are being used to carry supplies into western North Carolina. Brierton, October 1, 2024. Bandwidth limitations prevented me from watching the related video. I assume the mules are on there somewhere. ~~~ TrailheadDunnavant Valley GreenwayShelby County Alabama USAOctober 2024 Would like to walk this some day, but needContinue reading “The Trail Goes Ever On, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Vox: What to do — and what to avoid — to help those affected by Hurricane Helene, Volpe, Oct 1, 2024. Bottom line. Don’t go. Don’t send stuff. Give money, carefully. ~~~ Content warning for whining and ennui. No lessons lately. I lost enthusiasm. I had a lesson fail. [InContinue reading “No Lessons Lately”

Awareness of the outside world. WDAA. ~~~ I have now sat on the western saddle four times. I’ve noticed a few things. [Western Ride] Stirrups. I still dislike that the stirrups don’t sit perpendicular on the sole of my foot. [First Western Lesson] Seat. So much leather. I can neither feel nor talk to the horse.Continue reading “Western Saddle Observations”