Venus and the moon

Have you seen Venus and the moon in the early morning? Set in an inky blue sky, the planet and moon look as though they could be cut out from a velvet curtain that’s hiding a brilliant heaven behind.An early morning walk won’t get much better than...

Pleasures and perils of night walking

I’ve just returned from an invigorating evening walking class. In the fall the dark seems colder than in the spring. It as if our bodies can’t tolerate the cold after being warm for so many months.The cold and dark present a powerful psychological deterrent to...

The power of walking posture

It’s a beautiful Sunday summer morning. The trail of runners and walkers of varying ages and sizes is impressive. There are more people on foot than in cars. This is a good thing.Still, the critic, or should I say the coach, in me looks at many of the runners...