Selfishly, I wish we’d do away with Daylight Saving Time. As an early riser, who heads out for a 2-1/2 mile walk first thing each morning, I prefer walks in the half hour before sunrise. Each spring forward hurtles me back into morning darkness for my walks. I take a light with me that I…
I try to walk twice a day: once first thing in the morning, then again around lunchtime. I do a pretty good job, especially in the mornings. I’d guess that I manage to get out 330-340 days each year. Even when we travel, I get my early morning walks in. It was on one such…
We were in Europe recently for a few weeks, and spent a few days in the beautiful city of Budapest, Hungary, a city rich in history. Our hotel was directly across the river from the neo-Gothic Hungarian Parliament building, a building I could stare for hours, if I had the time1. There was much to…
I Each morning, rain or shine, I go out for a walk. The time of my walk more or less follows sunrise throughout the year, with me getting out shortly after the first light appears in the east, but before the sun peeks above the horizon. My walk takes me through the park behind our…
There is an old fellow I would see on my morning walks along the bike path. He was talk, lanky, with a handlebar mustache. He stooped slightly as a he walked. He always said good morning to me as we passed. He reminded me of the actor Sam Elliott. This old fellow walked slowly, carefully,…
It has been 54 days since I gave up caffeine. Ever since, I have been relying on my morning walk to take over as my morning fix. I look forward to the walk before I fall asleep at night, in the same way I used to look forward to a Coke in the morning. My…
Spring is the best time of year for morning walks. Winters are cold. Summers are hot. Fall has a chill in the air and you know it is getting colder. Spring mornings sometimes have a chill in the air, too, but you know the days are warming up and that makes all the difference. Of…
I took the first of my spring walks this evening. It was great. I got good weather on my birthday. It was just about as warm as it was in Orlando, Florida this past weekend. The temperature when I headed out the door was a balmy 81 degrees. Sometimes, I read when I walk. I…