A walk. Not for the body as much as for the spirit. The calories burned are a bonus, but not the goal.
Dusk. When the sun goes down. Twilight. The meeting of opposites — night and day.
Monkey: Is it night, Maaama?
Me: No, Monkey. It’s not night and it’s not day.
Dusk, Claude Monet, Venice, 1908
The perfect time for reflection…
I took a walk at dusk this evening (Friday). Had Josh drop me off at the store after we had dinner at it’sgrandma’s. He was going to wait for me in the car, but I told him to go home and that I’d like to walk.
It was so peaceful. So calming. So freeing. Totally cleared my noisy head.
Dusk, Wassily Kandinsky
To me, dusk is a magical time. It has been since high school, when BFF Erna and I used to start our evenings at “dusk” (we’d end our evenings at the Dance Cave — an alternative-music CAVE of the DANCE…)
So peaceful….
The world takes on beautiful glow at dusk.
I’m going to try to make a habit of walking at dusk. By myself or with monkey…. I’d love to drag take a cat along, but I’m not THAT cat-lady…. I think this daily walk could save my sanity. It certainly did today.
UPDATE: Second day in a row of walking at dusk. I took the monkey with me and showed her all the magic things that come out at dusk. The magic trees, the magic mirrors (store windows), the magic cars and garbage…. We looked for fairies and found two.
Sunset on Lamplight Lane, Thomas Kinkaid
By the time we returned home, it was, indeed, night….
This special Dusk Walk turned out to be beautiful bonding for us. I knew it would be when I suggested the monkey throw a jacket on over her pajamas and come out with Maaaama.
Cheaty Highly Recommends…DUSK.
Ginny May 25th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Sounds like a living in the now kinda moment to me…perfect! And I LOVE how you found two fairies with the monkey, so entirely precious!
I’ve spent the last two nights reading on my deck with a nice glass of red wine before it gets too dark. It’s been really nice. I can’t wait for the beautiful warm evenings where I can sit outside with the candles glowing and just listen to the world around me.
Dusk is especially calming and a beautiful time of day. When my husband and I used to go camping, we would drive out at night and watch the deer emerge from the forest at dusk, it was so soothing.
Great post Hales!
Erna May 25th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Exccccccccccccellent! Good for you for you enjoying the present moment at dusk. Sounds just like what you needed at the time. Glad you took it in.
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ariesbabe May 26th, 2008 at 6:27 am
walks at dusk are so peaceful! it’s awesome that you and your little girl are bonding this way
man, did you bring me right back to the past with the dance cave – those were the times… although i would probably get an instant headache walking in there now – is it even there anymore?
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I love, Love, LOVE Thomas Kinkaid. He has an art dealership about 5 minutes from where I live and I love going in and looking at all his work. Gorg!
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Chantal May 31st, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Not sure how I missed this post initially. It sounds so nice. What a excellent idea. I expect to be trying this with one or both of my monkeys soon.
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