No Whining Allowed

As I mentioned yesterday, the walking season has begun. Keelyody and I have 2 basic paths that we walk.

When we have had a lot of rain, or if the weather looks “iffy”, we walk in both of our subdivisions, which are connected. Therefore , if heavens floodgates open, we are either 1/2 way to her house, or halfway to ours. We can take refuge and drive each other home. I have already mentioned that we are fair weather walkers. And rain is just annoying when you both wear glasses. This walk is fine, but not the preferred path.

If all is right in our world, we walk the other, preferred path. We walk out of her sub, through another sub, and down 2 dirt roads. There are several reasons why this is the route we enjoy most.

1. It’s longer, and we need  longer.

2. We have decided that our bodies get a better workout on uneven roads and a hillier terrain.

3. It’s SO pretty! We both live in loverly subdivisions, but something about walking through a canopy of trees is just so picturesque. One of the roads has even been designated some special fancy nature road that cannot be paved. Although, personally, I don’t think a nicely blacktopped road would diminish my nature viewing pleasure, but that’s just me.

Wednesday we had a little trouble with the nature. Some sort of buzzing insects were driving us crazy trying to sample our nectar. That sounds so much more pleasant than saying they were swarming our sweaty ears and necks. One of those pesky things bit Keelyody on the arm, and by the time we got home it was a dandy little bump. I heard her say, “I hate nature”.

4. Because of all the shade, it’s MUCH cooler.

5. I’m all out, we just like it better.

One time I drove the subdivision path and it was almost 3 miles. We never knew how far the preferred path was, we just assumed it was around the same.

Honey and I happened to be in the truck the other day, and it has the right kind of odometer. The kind that measures in 10ths. Our other cars don’t have that feature for some reason. I told Honey that I would like to drive the route, as I have always wondered how far we walked.

I am here to tell you that we walk 5.2 miles! And that is far farther  than either Keelyody or I  would have guessed!

When I told her she said she felt thinner already.