Solitary Walker

"The man who goes alone can start today;

but he who travels with another 

must wait till 

that other is ready".
Henry David Thoreau  

Given the choice between sleeping in or getting up for an early morning walk, 

the hubby will always choose sleeping in,

which makes me... someone who likes to just "get up and go"
...a "solitary walker."

We spent part of the Labor Day weekend in Bridgewater on the south shore,

and while hubby snoozed, 

I walked the Centennial Trail along

the

LaHave River.

On the way home we stopped at our daughter's to

pick blueberries before they are over for the season. 

With eighteen high bush shrubs, 

she has plenty to fill her freezer and to share

with us, her in-laws 

and some neighbors.

"Blueberries as big as the end of your thumb,
Real sky-blue, and heavy, and ready to drum
In the cavernous pail of the first one to come!"
Robert Frost

Happy walking,
Marisa

"The early bird catches the worm."

&
"The early walker catches the vistas."

On a recent camping trip, I was awake a 5:30am...not sure if it was my internal alarm or the haunting cry of a chipmunk that woke me, but I was up and ready to hike around the island. The hubby who over indulged on roasted wieners and marshmallows the night before wasn't up for a walk and opted to stay cocooned in his sleeping bag while I set off on my own.
As I customarily do, I gave him a time to expect me back, after which he should send out a search party if I failed to show up by the set time.


Here is what one misses by sleeping in...

Although I had allowed time for off the path excursions and photo taking, I would have stayed longer but ended up rushing to make it back to the campsite before hubby started to worry. I was late getting back but hubby, far from being worried,was snoring away with not a concern in the world about my whereabouts... gotta love him!

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TRULY CANADIAN EH!

"Go west young man."

~One Week~

I just got back from my morning walk and sat down to enjoy a coffee with the Sunday paper when I noticed that CBC is airing one of my favorite movies tonight at 8:00. After watching a rebroadcast of Jack Layton's  funeral last night, I thought how appropriate...to air a truly Canadian movie after saying goodbye to a truly Canadian man.

"One Week", directed and written by Michael McGowan, is wonderful independent Canadian film I first saw in 2009.  I loved it for its simplicity and its “Canadianism”, not to mention the oh so handsome lead actor Joshua Jackson, who plays the part of Ben Tyler, a young man diagnosed with terminal cancer. Faced with the knowledge that he has at best two years to live, Ben buys a vintage motorcycle, and against the wishes of his fiancée Samantha who wants him to start treatment right away, sets off on a week long quest to find some meaning to his life. With help from a great Canadian icon, Tim Horton's, he heads west.
On his way he meets several characters that force him to reassess his life choices, and rediscover things he had missed growing up. The scenery and music in this film is wonderful. Also featured is a guest appearance by a well known maritime singer, Joel Plasket, who plays the part of a street busker. While Joshua Jackson is fantastic for this film... the man acts with his eyes, it is Campbell Scott as the narrator who brings warmth, humor and those heart melting moments to the movie...it's like having a best friend.

The movie is about death, love, and living. What would you do if you had only one week to live? Don’t miss miss this movie. While much is lost from watching a movie on TV due to the many commercial breaks, I hope the full essence of this simple but wonderful movie is not diminished.


Happy viewing!

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Happy walking,
Marisa

Just Move!

"Nothing ever stands still, and neither should you."

~Gail Tsukiyama~

~Women Of The Silk~

My 2011 mantra ... "Just Move!"
...for 2012..."Move More!"


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