Since the weather has improved we've starting walking to school and work again. Noel and I even walked from church back home last Wednesday when Nancy forgot we didn't have a car. We've got the barbed wire scrapes to prove it. Last year's life with one car forced us to get creative with transportation and walking the kids to school in the morning and then literally going the extra mile to work was one of our best discoveries. It provides precious time with the kids, we get to pet the dogs along the way and we get some exercise. It also gives me time to reflect.
I've started bringing my camera with us and I'm keeping an eye out for items of interest along the way. It's amazing how many you see while walking that are invisible while driving by at 40 miles an hour or inaccessible because they are off the beaten path. I've posted below some of the things I've encountered in the two miles between out house and the church.
That reminds me of being in Mexico, where the owner of the bungalow where we stayed said he preferred walking to riding a bike b/c biking was "too fast." There really is a whole other world when you take the time to look.
Posted by: April | April 13, 2009 at 04:08 PM
The fire truck photograph is beautiful! It looks like a watercolor. you should consider entering it in the fair.
Posted by: Melissa | April 18, 2009 at 09:25 PM
The Vetters are back down to one car after Kim drowned the hand-me-down from her sister. She bailed in an insane downpour, waist-high water and three frightened kids.
I'm working more at home... almost exclusively... so it's pretty much fine.
Posted by: Keith | April 22, 2009 at 04:16 PM