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Wednesday Walks

One week of October walks is in the books! Thanks to Elisabeth for hosting this session of the CBWC.

To keep myself accountable, I’ve been trying to take some photos while I walk. 

October 1:
This was the first walk of the month, and I got to walk with my friend and writing partner K. We walked 2.85 miles (4.6 km) in 53 minutes, then headed to K’s house for a writing session.

Friend not pictured. Temps still in the 80s. No rain.

October 2:
I very nearly missed my walk on Thursday. Carla was off from school, so we ran errands and then went to my parents’ house where I learned how to change the oil in my car. But I managed to get in a quick 1.1 mile (1.8 km) walk just as the sun was setting. 

Beginning of the walk…
…end of the walk.

October 3:
After a strength training workout in my basement, I figured I was already sweaty, why not take a walk? It wasn’t long – 1.9 miles (3.01 km) – but it counts! 

Everything’s a little dry and the heat and colors mostly still say “summer,” but the long shadows this early in the day portend shorter stretches of sunlight.

October 4:
Saturday’s effort was a walk-and-talk with my childhood bestie. I did 3.56 miles (5.7 km) as we chatted. 

The sunlight filtering through the leaves! There’s nothing better.

October 5:
Well, this was my first day of skipping a walk. I started the day with a very challenging full-body strength workout. We went to brunch with my family, then did a bunch of outdoor chores. And since I’d already showered and put on makeup and straightened my hair, I decided that I’d adhered to the spirit of Elisabeth’s collective (daily movement) even if I didn’t get a walk in. 

Cat joining me for some post-workout stretches. Please disregard the enormous amount of cat hair on my leggings. A hypoallergenic cat can still shed with the best of ’em.
One of the remaining hibiscus, in bloom.

October 6:
Sigh. Another day, another missed walk. I will not let this become a pattern. Did I do any other sort of movement today, aside from playing with the cat? No, I did not. But I did make pumpkin cream cheese muffins. 

These are *quite* delicious.

October 7:
Our fall weather has finally arrived! It rained, off and on, all day. I headed out for a walk around eleven, during a break in the rain. It was a good thing I took my raincoat, because the break did not last and I got completely drenched. No matter! It was warm and the rain was pleasant, so I walked for 3.7 miles (5.9 km) and dilly dallied for an hour and twenty minutes, taking pictures and writing haiku. 

Our leaves have been slow to color around here (the heat? the lack of rain?) so this lovely crimson maple leaf was noteworthy.

What was your favorite walk of the recent past? I’d probably choose the first walk of the month, because I got to walk and gab with a friend. But the rainy day walk was pretty great, too.