It's Cool Bloggers Walking Club (CBWC) time! Hosted by Elisabeth, we're trying for ten minutes of intentional movement every day. Hannah and I continued to do a lot of walks in the dark, but we're still getting out there.
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Friday, October 9 - My best dog and I went for a 45 minute morning walk. The sunrise was gorgeous! We went for another half hour after work and a quick 10 minute spin around the block before bed, too.
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Saturday, October 10 - We went for half an hour in the morning, and Dr. BB joined us for another half hour after lunch.
Sunday, October 11 - Hannah and I were out for almost an hour this morning. We're having a bit of a second summer and I'm trying to spend as much time outside as I can enjoying wearing sandals and a dress for what I suspect will be the last time for the year. We went out for another half hour after lunch with Dr. BB.
Monday, October 12 - Almost an hour this morning. We also had a creepy walk around the block before bed - the wind was blowing eerily and the leaves were rustling and falling. It felt like the beginning scene of a horror movie.
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| Waiting for us when we got home. Also, we need to paint those window before winter. |
Tuesday, October 13 - Fifty-five minutes this morning, a half hour after work, and around the block before bed. There was lightning in the sky before bed, but Hannah had business to transact and was not happy when I tentatively suggested going in the backyard. YOLO, I guess. We didn't get hit by lightning.
Wednesday, October 14 - I had a dentist appointment early this morning, so we were only out for about half an hour this morning. I also walked to the library and back after work and Hannah and I did another fifteen minutes before bed.
Thursday, October 15 - Fifty minutes this morning. Check out the leaves that fell overnight. We did 16 minutes after work in the rain and another ten around the block before bed. We're both practicing being brave on some of these walks. One of us is much braver than the other.
Bonus photo: Somehow this scared the absolute bejesus out of both of us. We are weak and foolish.
Any scary decorations on your walks? Who was your favorite walking partner this past week?
You know who my favorite walking partner this past week and every past week is! Doggo is scared of many things, but for whatever reason holiday decorations don't spook her. There is a very elaborate display of enormous skeletons and a giant horse at one house that she's been very curious about. Stepdog would have been terrified.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like we've got a thunderstorm rolling in this morning, so walks will be non-existent as long until it clears out. Sigh.
I'd say Hannah is good with about 92% of the Halloween decorations. It's mostly just when she is taken by surprise (or I am, which makes her jump). There are some very tall inflatables that Hannah just ignores, much to my surprise. Look at our brave dogs.
DeleteMy favourite walking partner is always the same but Rob joined us on Sunday morning, which never happens. We were going into the dog park and a very young golden retriever ran into the back of his knees and knocked him over. Luckily he wasn't hurt - just scraped knee and hands - but I am so wary of falls as we get older that I was a bit nervous the rest of the day. This exact thing happened to me three years ago at that exact park, and I landed really hard on my tailbone! But again, luckily no breaks. That's enough scary stuff for me!
ReplyDeleteWe have started avoiding the dog park for this very reason. I've almost been knocked over by dogs going full steam ahead and I can just imagine me with a torn ACL or broken bone trying to deal with Hannah. I sometimes blame it on Hannah (she's getting older, slowing down), but the truth is that the dog park scares me a little bit!
DeleteI took our rental dog out for a walk last night instead of just putting him out back for a final pee. We saw some decs. I’ll probably post them after I gather a few more photos from the other direction tonight. At least that is the plan at present.
ReplyDeleteRental dog. LOLOL.
DeleteNo scary decorations where we live. Mostly just pumpkins. Though a family in our neighbourhood does usually go all out with a weird/wacky homemade display. I'm curious to see what they come up with this year.
ReplyDeleteWhat? Is the scary decoration thing an American thing?
DeleteAw, Hannah- what a good girl! And i love Zelda waiting for you at the window. I wish we had more scary decorations in our neighborhood- people really used to go all out, but not so much anymore.
ReplyDeleteThat is a nice sunrise! Just think- in a little over two weeks we turn the clocks back, and then your morning walks won't be so dark.
Actually, since we're not going to be here during trick or treating this year, we haven't put up our lights on the front of the house this year. It sort of makes me sad, but I also don't want to lead kids on that they can get candy here if we're not home.
DeleteYou win, Jenny. I'll have sun temporarily in the morning, BUT it will be dark when I'm coming home from work. Is that a win? I don't know.
If scary decorations in my yard count, then yes! I don't have a walking partner, unless you count the voices in my head. (Podcasts! I'm not insane!)
ReplyDeleteThat turned out to be quite the lightning show. Neither of us were expecting it.
Yeah, we did not expect storms. Oh, well. It's the Midwest - weather can change so quickly!
DeleteThat ghost would have scared me too! Otherwise, your walks sound quite lovely!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many ghosts, though. I don't know why this one took us by surprise, but we were both scared (and then I laughed, which really confused the dog).
DeleteIs that beautiful building your library? Jealous if so. We had one like that when I lived in Toronto many moons ago. I have been getting out walking most days but been crappy at recording my progress. I feel both sympathy and amusement at how the Halloween decorations piss Lucy off.
ReplyDeleteThat building is a church. A lot of people in town describe it as a cult, actually. But the building is lovely!
DeletePoor Lucy. Human decorations mean nothing to her!
I love these photos, especially the ones of Hannah when she looks a bit annoyed. Bravo for all of your walking and in all kinds of weather and spooky situations.
ReplyDeleteHalloween decor around here is, quite simply, out of control. Not at our house (where my summertime porch furniture is still out!), but all around the neighbourhood. It seems like it's gotten far more complex and commonplace around here: huge skeletons, massive spiderwebs and spiders on houses, ghosts and bats hanging in trees, and orange, purple, and green lights everywhere. I have A MUM on the porch, and that's the extent of it for me.
Nance, Hannah is annoyed with me about 75% of the time. The other 25% she needs me for emotional support.
DeleteI don't think it's out of control here. It's spotty and here and there. We didn't decorate the front of our house this year because we can't be here for trick or treating, so I didn't want to mislead kids. It sort of makes me sad, though, because I like decorating the house! I share your antipathy for inflatables, though. DOWN WITH INFLATABLES.