Long Walks

  • The First Cold Day

    The First Cold Day

    The weather is really taking a turn towards winter now: the leaves are mostly down, and hard frosts are killing anything left. I went out…

  • A Walk in the Rain

    A Walk in the Rain

    There is nothing quite like a walk in the rain, especially out in the woods on a weekday morning. There is a certain kind of…

  • Mid-fall

    Mid-fall

    We are in the throes of peak autumn, and it’s resplendent but subtle this year. I recall a year when I was driving off the…

  • October

    October

    I’ve been ill lately, and a walk always seems to set me right. The old adage of fresh air will do a body good is…