10,000 Time a Day

Do it 10,000 times a day.

That's my new goal.  Before you jump to conclusions, I'm talking about walking, specifically 10,000 steps a day. (Click on link above). I've only hit that mark once, but I am walking more.  My first day with my new pedometer, I discovered I was almost stationary - only about 1500 steps.  


Fortunately I live in a place that is easy to take interesting walks.

The shuttle, Atlantis, on it's final  launch

A very green lizard.

Interesting wildflowers - these were in yards in my neighborhood.  Some may call them weeds, but isn't a weed just a plant growing where we don't want it to grow?

And this hawk was on a neighborhood roof - I thought it was a stuffed one at first, but he turned his head slowly and intently watched as I walked by.

A FEW NEW FRIENDS

EGRET BEWARE!

LURKING!

A friendlier critter

And my favorite walking companion, a seagull.

This past few weeks, I have renewed my resolve to go for a walk almost daily.  For a break from my usual neighborhood with it's manicured lawns and fences and paved driveways, I am seeking out new places.

The 'gator lives at a nearby park  only about a half mile from my house.  The squirrel was viewed scampering with friends at another park.  And yesterday, while most of the rest of the U.S. was shivering, I walked barefoot on the beach.

Happily may I walk. 

Happily, with abundant dark clouds, may I walk. 

Happily, with abundant showers, may I walk. 

Happily, with abundant plants, may I walk. 

Happily, on a trail of pollen, may I walk. 

Happily may I walk. 

Being as it used to be long ago, may I walk.

-navajo-chant-for-happiness