During the school year, JT’s after-school sports obligations keep us at school until after 5:30. Since the time change, that means we arrive home in the darkness. The sights of my neighborhood are lost to me in these long days and I’ve found that I miss them. Over my much-needed winter break I’ve had time to actually go for a walk in town. Add in the unusually mild weather and I’ve been drawn outside, finding any excuse to take a walk down the familiar sidewalks.
On those walks, I’m reminded of the value of slowing life down, if only for a half hour. I see my neighborhood’s holiday decorations, smell the trees and plants, and get a chance to look more closely at the gardens around me. Yesterday, I walked down the sidewalks of a street just two blocks away and saw some tired dandelions in the grass, a reminder that we haven’t yet sunk into winter’s hard freeze.
I’m well aware that these walks have been more enjoyable because of the warmer temperatures in the past week. Winter’s cold has made a return today but I plan to bundle up and take a walk anyway. That’s happy!
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