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Morning Walk. See, But Can’t Sit.

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It started on Friday with my virtual Aussie friend commenting on my T.G.I.F. post: “So, are you sitting there yet.” And like Pavlov’s dog, I take the bait and reply: “Sitting? There? Anywhere? No.”  But, the punch lands and it hangs all day yesterday, and into the wee hours of this morning when I reply: “It’s 2:10 am here. Lifeline required.” She gives me another shot, this time about gadget addiction.  What is it about me that encourages these blows?

I step away from her truths (therapy) and go back and re-read her last post titled “Accept…then Act” @ Living in This Moment —  “change comes from making space in stillness to see my situation from a higher perspective…” Like WTH is that, and where does one start? I totally have the “Act Act Act” part down, or perhaps better stated” Do Do Do Do.”

I read several chapters in Susan Burton’s new book “Empty: A Memoir” and stop at “…A deeper understanding, a new tenderness.” I close the book, crawl out of bed and get ready for my morning walk.

4:30 am. I’m out the door.

Day 80. Same loop. To/from Cove Island Park. 5 miles. Getting bored of the same track. No.

I had always loved photographs. But hated taking pictures. Figure that one out.

So, for one that has no shortage of gadgets, we add another to the inventory. And the memory card. The sling to carry the extra lens. And an extra battery.

And me and my camera things Walk.

So, what I have I learned in 80 days?

“So, are you sitting there yet.”

No.  But, I can stop. Not for long. Just a few seconds to take the shot. And I see you smirking —  “Giant win DK!” And I would say, “It’s Something.” It’s not for long. It’s not long enough to wait for the bird to move into the right light for another shot.  And certainly, no, not to Sit on the bench at Cove Island Park and watch the morning Sun rise. No. Not once. And I have passed that bench 80x.

But, But…But for this new camera, and this new hobby, I would not stop.  And as John Ruskin said some time back in the 1800’s: “Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion, all in one.”

I’m beginning to See.

 


Notes:

  • Photo: Daybreak. 5:36 am. July 25, 2020. 71° F. Humidity 97%. Wind: 2 mph. Gusts: 3 mph. Cloud Cover: 23%. Weed Ave, Stamford, CT
  • John Ruskin Quote: Thank you Beth @ Alive on All Channels

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