Walk – Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings

Berry Beautiful

A quiet walk through the woods often conjures serenity that can last through the rest of the day, especially when treated to scenes like this. #beautyberry #serenity #walk #woods

It may officially be called a “lesser goldfinch” but it seemed really great to us when we spotted it during a recent walk. It is the first time we had seen one of these, and it took more than a little searching to identify it. Even though called “lesser,” it was a grand sight toContinue reading “Nevertheless”

An After Breakfast Still Life

After the breakfast dishes were cleared from the table I had a little free time before we went for our morning walk, so I did what I usually do. When we returned from the walk, this scene caught my eye. Typical. #ukulele #breakfast #morning #walk

Upside Downy

We were nearly home from a morning walk when the rapid tap-tap-tap of a small woodpecker drew our eyes upward. A downy woodpecker dangled from a small, broken branch directly overhead as it pecked and dined on the larvae it found. Then it ascended slowly, spiraling around the vertical branch, stopping now and then toContinue reading “Upside Downy”

100 Down, 900 to Go

Yesterday, during our morning walk, we crossed the 100 mile mark for this year. That means we have 900 left go go for the 2024. That may sound like a lot of walking, but for us it is a lot of happy wandering. PS–Happy Groundhog Day! #hike #walk #woods #100miles

999

As of this morning, we have walked 999 miles this year; tomorrow we will reach our annual goal of 1000 miles and then some. It is good exercise but more importantly, it is great fun. Besides, it is really nice knowing that when my wife tells me to “go take a hike,” she usually wantsContinue reading “999”

Morning Thunder

This morning we noticed threatening clouds in the distance with an occasional flash of lightning veiled behind the clouds. We walked anyway with eyes to the western horizon, warily watching the orange billows slowly enlarging as they approached. Then thunder could be heard gradually growing louder and louder, and streamers of rain could be seenContinue reading “Morning Thunder”

Waking the Doc

This photo was taken with about 2 miles left to go in our morning walk yesterday, February 28, 2023. On return home we had gone a total of 201 miles so far this year. Yes, we’re a little ahead of schedule for our annual goal of 1,000 miles, but that will make up for daysContinue reading “Waking the Doc”

Here’s Your Sign!

We set our on our walk this morning, confident that the rain was over. Winds whipped the fallen leaves about, and a stray twig came twirling down by our feet as we rounded a bend about half a mile from home. Perhaps we should have payed more attention to the weather sprites. About a mileContinue reading “Here’s Your Sign!”

Browsing the Webs

A cool, foggy morning mist left a coating of dew over the myriad of spider webs along the trail, and we couldn’t help but admire their handiwork. It gave the appearance of an arachnid dream catcher, and was enchanting even though I shudder to think what a spider’s dream might be like. #spider #spiderweb #dewContinue reading “Browsing the Webs”