Walk Notes January 12th – 18th
I have been reading Week and Walk Notes for a while now of a few people and I really enjoy seeing this small glimpse of other peoples lives done at the manageable pace of once a week.
I've been going for a walk before breakfast everyday for a few months now, so I thought I might try to capture some of them when I remember to do so.
Monday
Sunrise: 8:45
The first day of above zero since arriving back in Rotterdam. The ice is still heavy on the canal. I walk along it, the canal not the ice, hoping that it will eventually turn into the ocean but alas, only the pelicans. They have a small patch of water where a little waterfall flows into their enclosure. The rest is ice, they sit huddled not really together but not really apart. Dalmatian man is out in his wellington boots.
Tuesday
Sunrise:8:44
I tried taking the long route this morning to avoid the busy roads. Turns out that the path this way is busy with pedestrian commuters. Hurrying towards the station, heads down, sometimes a phone up. Mental note not to walk this route before 8:30.
Wednesday
Sunrise:8:44
The small canal is calm today. A slight mist hangs above the water whilst a Coot scurries across the last of the ice, its comically large feet making holes where it steps. The pelicans have their water back, but they seem sleepy today. The bird lady is flinging seeds about in front of the “do not feed the birds” sign. It’s almost a performance. Walking back along the other side of the water, I see Christmas trees that were flung onto the ice beginning to capsize and go under, the murky water will swallow them whole.