~ Cause Baby, It's Cold Outside ~

I have this 4-legged friend named Cosmo pictured with one of his neighborhood friends. We visit Sadie (the black one) almost daily. Cosmo really gets rather anxious without a daily walk. He loves to meet up with his dog acquaintences along the path as I enjoy meeting up with "their people". Many of us don't know each other's names but we know each other's dog's names. Now in addition to being Ryan and Steph's Mom, or Gary's wife, I'm also known as Cosmo's Mom.

I've tried to maintain a schedule of walking with him at least 5 to 6 days per week. We've been doing this since last March. Some days we walk with a friend and her dog and some days we just go solo. Those are good days to take an IPOD. I've tried to continue these walks even at 10 degress. I rarely see other fools on the paths when it's that cold, except the ducks and Canadian geese.

I realized one day last week that the more bundled up I was, the more likely I was to walk with my head down. I really wasn't looking at the beauty around me. It's too easy to turn inside yourself and not get the full benefit of being in the moment.... Once I realized what I was doing, I challenged myself to take my camera the next day and try to capture the season. I recall a blog of someone dear to me that took his camera on a jog with him. It was fun to see through his eyes for just a moment.

I'm sure I will look back on these pictures next July when it is again 103 degrees and remember the feeling of my nose hairs freezing backwards as I breathe. Also, that non feeling in my face and my eyelids hurting. Hmm...... why am I doing this again?

I do love these pathways though...... I love these scenes.