"Few people know how to take a walk. The qualities are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good silence, and nothing too much." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Love-of-my-Life and I took a lovely walk this weekend. It was a perfect afternoon for simple pleasure. It was too nice to stay inside. The leaves are turning. The animals are playful. It is always good for the soul.
Daisy Mae's arch nemesis is the squirrel. They are too quick for her to catch(thank goodness). The squirrels in our back yard typically taunt her. I think they enjoy that part of the game way more than Daisy Mae. On our walk, a neighborhood squirrel in another yard took to the tree when we walked by, but did not flee. We watched the squirrel and the squirrel watched us. Strangers yet familiar with the roles in nature's design.
We saw nature's final wave of summer's glory losing its luster. Fall pumpkins and decor appear. Some take to their porches, enjoying the mild temperatures and sunny skies.
"You crown the year with your bounty,
and your carts overflow with abundance.
The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;
the hills are clothed with gladness.
The meadows are covered with flocks
and the valleys are mantled with grain;
they shout for joy and sing." -Psalm 65:11-13
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