![red barn with white birch](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHN8Lj_wMMqbyFGx5a4y14inuCPlDVkqh_5rFIdqok24B3t4_9JVeEtwCb_YShwgUHdQ5XQUN52odDbLodw9dKf_u2vhZ7SHH7Yg41iY-AhP6g9d9OACJjH4f_LJ-u7jyEy_bSnEAxbw/s500/WhiteBirch05.jpg)
I have walked all this before, and ridden bicycle on it, but hadn't noticed this little pond. Maybe it's not usually a pond!
![frozen pond](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8-JNWd5TDfYoKK-xbLJgYM_UQyzJYbW_1WlsTsIW7z4lAYzRSNKU6keqrtLloOJIb5mpSL8Kyd9KwuIhEbpQABQdikVVclvGWeLn-BkRwHpQokVHZSJufq8GPGq4BMyFqXj1C3UwnHk/s500/pond02-bypassN.jpg)
Neat patterns in this small wetland with the hummocks behind the cattails.
![wetland with hummock and cattails](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QrfVxOb-LcoDw4qHyH7zwN0OyqW-m3av2jpX0nWt3ZqgOH42BTq9xsKOTQs76Dp_3NI3iI3mhjYuGTvsluMfPRyIBepC3tIzXeXDhNtsgK3hq0qQPa3LQfb-p8bL0fP1GcF5-c3pBtY/s500/wetland05-hummocks.jpg)
The sky was blue to the north, but in the southwest it was very typically wintery.
![winter sky](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEzDcICXUdKs64E_S9T3c15lqeTp5HkSAkMJX3U8IYY4uJI7LF7DSG_YULQfcEU8zmBaKI9ANZTWhUHqV_geAzvB-MPshWvOddnXMVDHT-C8Mma3zTX3X1qjmNm0-XBgdt-rHTCkJVvg/s500/sky12-27-20.jpg)
The roads were mostly clear, with only a few slushy places. Going through town was the worst with icy or unshoveled sidewalks. Still, I averaged 17.1 minutes a mile. I know hikes aren't races, but sometimes the road walks are just a way to get exercise, and upping the speed increases the endurance.
In other news: I did some editing, and switched to non-Christmas accordion pieces to practice. Still pretty much in relaxation mode.
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4 comments:
When I was walking a lot getting bored with the same old route was a big problem. I never thought of walking them backwards. I like the way that tree looks against the sky in the first picture
Your walks are so pretty...forwards or backwards. :) I need to get out on the trail...we've had a houseful of people and I couldn't escape.
That's a fast walk!
Ann- trails really do look different in each direction. Road walks... I'm not sure.
Lin- yes! Get out there!
Stew- I seem to be able to crank out the road miles.
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