Lucky me: I think every walk is the best
one. Well, that every walk is fantastic, anyway. Today was no exception.
Having weighed in on Monday morning at
168.6, I freaked. Hence my long walk on Monday, fewer calories overall and only
yogurt almonds for my essential sweet. Today — surprise! — it was not raining
again so I was out the door at 1:30.
I had a hankering for walking west along
Broadway, so I did. Then down Alma to a trail I know through Jericho Park to
the Jericho Sailing Clubhouse. Then I did something that is unusual for me: I
put my ear buds in and listened to music and I walked … slowly. I never walk slowly.
I meandered back into town along Kits beach
and to Granville Island. Boy was that a smart idea. I loaded up on macadamia
nuts for salads, got some delicious fresh organic watermelon, some saucisson
sec, some tomato and basil salad to eat for lunch, two lovely fresh buns and ….
The tides are very high right now. Higher, I believe, than at any other time of
the year. You can see that the seawall is at sea level in this photo. Only the
wall is keeping the ocean from the wall of the Kitsiliano Pool.
The air is pungent right now. The winter
flowering Jasmine is blooming everywhere. The City has planted it in all over
the place and the air is sweet. The photos below are of, I think, two Daphne
family Rhodo-like plants I passed that soon will be as fragrant as the Jasmine.
I got home at 2:45 and felt great as I tore into the salad. If it isn’t raining, I love winter walks — especially when the end someplace as stimulating as Granville Island.
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