CoronaVirus Update, Social Distancing:"The Walk"
Taking a daily walk has changed in the last few weeks due to Covid19. I remember going on a walk just a month ago and sharing sidewalks with others out enjoying their walk or run. This is no longer our reality, things have most definitely changed with the addition of social distancing, and I can't help but wonder if these new rules will be ingrained as habits. I hope not. When taking a walk in the past there was a feeling of freedom. Now my walks with Brodie remind me of a video game. There is more to walking now then just enjoying the beauty of nature and the fresh air on your walk there is the newly added component of social distancing. It is as if you have to plot your course as in a video game. You look ahead and see all the runners, joggers, and walkers and begin your mental strategy of staying at least six feet away to fulfill the mandate and safety regulations to distance from others. Sidewalks are usually not six feet wide. ...