Well, “no” may be an exaggeration – but generally, yes, that’s what I love most about retirement. I could have a very busy schedule if I wanted to. There are so many wonderful things to do in Washington, D.C., and I have lots of friends, many of them also retired, with whom I promise to make plans “soon.” But truth be told, I love my leisurely life just as it is – at least for now.
When I left home for a long walk with Chewey this morning I didn't think about this benefit of walking outside instead of going to the gym: I would return down Broad Branch Rd. and walk past Neysa's garden. Had I planned a photo shoot I would have taken my camera. Instead, I used my phone - in bright sunshine - which means I click some photos and then go home to look at them and see what I got. I know some people can be successful photographers that way - but not me! Most of them turned out blurry.
Here's a photo roll from my first walk in New Orleans. I headeded down Tchoupitoulos from the Warehouse District to WalMart. I'm told it was about a mile and a quarter - but my cellphone app said I walked more than 2 1/2 miles so I must have wandered a bit.
I intended to post a string of photo blogs each day of our New Orleans trip, so I brought my little Canon point-and-shoot and set out walking on Saturday while Robert was in meetings of the National Freedom-of-Information Coalition. Since I forgot my card reader and have no way to transfer photos to the computer, I can't show you some of the funky street scenes I saw on my walk to Walmart to buy a cheap water bottle.
Today it was the camera I forgot! I shot some photos with my cell phone during our 3 1/2 hour walk through the French Quarter and the Treme- not great quality, but here's some of what we saw.
When I left home for a long walk with Chewey this morning I didn't think about this benefit of walking outside instead of going to the gym: I would return down Broad Branch Rd. and walk past Neysa's garden. Had I planned a photo shoot I would have taken my camera. Instead, I used my phone - in bright sunshine - which means I click some photos and then go home to look at them and see what I got. I know some people can be successful photographers that way - but not me! Most of them turned out blurry.
Here's a photo roll from my first walk in New Orleans. I headeded down Tchoupitoulos from the Warehouse District to WalMart. I'm told it was about a mile and a quarter - but my cellphone app said I walked more than 2 1/2 miles so I must have wandered a bit.
