WALKING March 3, 2007
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Harry Truman took a 2-mile constitutional almost every morning for over half a century. When asked about his walking, he said he used no special clothes or shoes, no techniques, no regular route. He just walked at a brisk 120-steps-per-minute military pace with a clear head. He said, “The only thing I try to do when I walk is enjoy myself.” I need to concentrate on making my nature walks more enjoyable….
BIRDS AND BIRDING March 2, 2007
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When asked what he enjoys about birding, Bryan Pfeiffer answered: “Nothing combines … color and flight and song like birds.” That’s it in a nutshell for me too. I think of bird songs as grace notes and of birds themselves as indicators of all that’s right and good about the natural world. Birds have been my teachers, and I’m still learning from them.
