It begins when I know that silence will hurt me and those I love, when the comfort of my life will not insulate me from the damage that will afflict millions for years to come if I am silent. It begins with a 4 a.m. ride to the airport on Inauguration Day to catch a 6:30 a.m. flight to Baltimore. … Read More
Today’s Walk: A Quiet Dawn
“I haven’t got any special religion this morning. My God is the God of Walkers.” – Bruce Chatwin, In Patagonia Sunday morning. The mist so thick I woke to the sound of water dripping from the edge of the roof outside my window. I went out to watch a “Super Moon” descend and the morning slowly claim the sky. … Read More
Today’s Walk: Birds of Sunset Cliffs
“Birds know themselves not to be at the center of anything, but at the margins of everything. The end of the map. We only live where someone’s horizon sweeps someone else’s. We are only noticed on the edge of things; but on the edge of things, we notice much.” ― Gregory Maguire, Out of Oz The birds of Sunset Cliffs live on … Read More
Sunday Sentence: Wanderlust, A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit
“Exploring the world is one of the best ways of exploring the mind, and walking travels both terrains.” – Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust, A History of Walking Because I love walking. And Solnit’s book. I love reading them, so now I’m joining the #SundaySentence party started by David Abrams over at the Quivering Pen and on Twitter. It’s not a … Read More
Today’s Walk: Morning Light
“Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have.” ― Lemony Snicket, The Blank Book These are from a walk I took Monday morning before I began to work or even think. A storm the night before was gone but left its mark. … Read More
Today’s Walk: Erosion
“The waves broke and spread their waters swiftly over the shore. One after another they massed themselves and fell; the spray tossed itself back with the energy of their fall. The waves were steeped deep-blue save for a pattern of diamond-pointed light on their backs which rippled as the backs of great horses ripple with muscles as they move. The … Read More
Today’s Walk: Market Day in Ocean Beach
“An ordinary simple street is the mirror of the whole world!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan Too many days, too few walks. Then came the chance to walk to the post office to mail a book to someone and there it was: the mirror of the world. Music. Color. The smells of empanadas, tamales, ribs, herbs, lavender cream. Tastes of honey, … Read More
Today’s Walk: Everyday Magic
“The sun set, which is everyday magic…” ― Terry Pratchett A long day inside and then one healing step after another along the cliffs into the end of it all. And then home. I’ve been walking regularly for over a year now, not every day and not always as far as I would like, but it is now part of … Read More
Today’s Walk: Silver Saturday
The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea. -Isak Dinesen Today’s walk yielded evidence of the cliff’s impermanence. A crack ran the length of the parking lot’s edge below a ribbon of red caution tape. Yet the sea drew us all today for one reason or another, some joyful, some not. Surf advisories only … Read More
Today’s Walk: Dawn At The Edge of the World
“…when you give yourself to places, they give you yourself back; the more one comes to know them, the more one seeds them with the invisible crop of memories and associations that will be waiting for when you come back, while new places offer up new thoughts, new possibilities. Exploring the world is one the best ways of exploring the … Read More
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