While a summer walk in the woods is a passage into a soft, dappled landscape
in which the hiker is brushed quietly by velvet leaves
and warm breaths of wind with comfortable padding to step upon,
the same walk in deep winter is a very different experience.
The air is bracing, making the hiker aware; the plants are brittle
and unyielding so that moving is done alertly; and the path crunches
underfoot transforming the journey into an exercise in rhythmic percussion.
A winter’s walk is one straight into an arena of sensory response.
lovely scene- I love the sound under my feet and my tires after a fresh fall of snow -the snow we got last weekend was soft powder-beautiful drifts -it is different now- must get out tomorrow and breathe and listen and…thank you for helping me heighten my senses.
Yes, if your senses go one step in front of you, it is usually a good walk. Enjoy!