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So. #Psychogeography thoughts: A Thread.
Over the last 14 (FOURTEEN!) weeks, I've been walking 5 miles almost every day, first thing in the morning, with my partner-in-crime, The Dormouse. The start time has been anything from 8 a.m. to 6 a.m. ...
Over the last 14 (FOURTEEN!) weeks, I've been walking 5 miles almost every day, first thing in the morning, with my partner-in-crime, The Dormouse. The start time has been anything from 8 a.m. to 6 a.m. ...
... We devised a route to get our miles in and have been pretty strict about following it. I realize that this kind of walking isn't generally included under the umbrella of #psychogeography (it seems utterly contrary to the ideal of the aimless dérive / drift) but I ...
... have a number of observations.
1. The routinize of the walks mean that we have come to recognize certain fellow travellers. No, we've not made friends, told each other our names, etc. -- but we still greet each other with a wave. Physical distance is maintained ...
1. The routinize of the walks mean that we have come to recognize certain fellow travellers. No, we've not made friends, told each other our names, etc. -- but we still greet each other with a wave. Physical distance is maintained ...
... as required by the current circumstances.
2. People who do not maintain physical distance (the careless & abrasive runners, for instance), tend to be people who don't maintain the regular habit of the early morning walk. We seem them once or twice, and then never again ...
2. People who do not maintain physical distance (the careless & abrasive runners, for instance), tend to be people who don't maintain the regular habit of the early morning walk. We seem them once or twice, and then never again ...
3. Nature has been, at times, distressingly "red in tooth & claw," even on the edges of a suburban park. This was more of a surprise than I expected.
4. My body has changed. I'm leaner (by a good few pounds, actually) and might belt fastens a couple of notches down. The calluses on my feet have changed size & shape.
5. Increased familiarity with the location means that The Dormouse & I have (okay, The Dormouse has) come up with names for particular paths and tracks. There is "The Loop," "The Wiggle," & "The Shimmy."
If anyone has any thoughts to share about regular routes (or even questions about my regular route), I'd be interested to read them.
