Okay, this is the start. 11:45 at my front door with Choco raring to go!
11:50. We are at a neighbor's vegetable field. Icicle radishes, Sunny lettuce, Chinese greens (and chrysanthemums in the background.)
11:55. We have walked north and are at a hay field with a dairy farm in the distance.
12:00. I made Choco pose in front of the cows. Not dairy cows I see. "Let's get out of here! I don't like cows!~" (That was Choco. I happen to like cows.)
12:05. On a back road. For the next 15 minutes there wasn't much but rice fields and forests... Never saw a car or any people.
12:20. Back into an area with houses. These are Ukoko. Choco takes great interest in these fluffy chicks.
12:25. Oh dear. I'm not too happy with these things gracing our countryside but I guess if I use the cell phone then I can't complain.
12:30. This beautiful Ginko tree stands in front of the entrance to our neighborhood. It is at its peak for fall colors.
12:30. Whoops. I cheated and put in this picture of a "bakery". This is in the other direction from the Ginko tree. The girl that runs this bakery had her boyfriend build her this shed two months ago and they decorated it up as best they could. The girl spends most of her days in the shed baking (two large ovens) and she sells her bread from that small little glass shelf out in front.
12:35. Back at my front door. I bought a handmade berry wreath (can you see them hanging under the bakery window?) at the bakery, as well as an onion bun for my lunch.Thank you for joining Choco and me on our walk. How about showing me your neighborhood too!
12 comments:
Wonderful idea for a post....enjoyed the chickens the most! If I took pictures every 5 minutes walking my neighborhood for an hour, it would all look the same, house, house, house, corner, house, house and many cars with people... only those over 75 years seem to walk the neighborhood with canes - not dogs. I like your neighborhood better.
What a wonderful idea. Maybe Ivy and I can go for a walk tomorrow morning. I enjoyed your walk. :-)
Thanks for the tour. You have a beautiful neighbourhood.
Clever idea for a post - I enjoyed seeing your area.
I live downtown in Indianapolis. In our walk this morning we got to the city market, a historic building being renovated yet again, and had some beignets and a raisin bun. The trees are gorgeous this time of year. One in our alley is an orange/deep red.
Thanks for the walk! Enjoyed seeing the old neighborhood again. It's almost like being there with you!
Miss you!
I love how blogging allows us to share our experiences. I enjoyed your walk - I also try to share some of my surroundings on my blog. This was a walk by the Mississippi River in Minneapolis earlier this week.
http://blog.maryquilts.com/2011/11/06/plans-go-awry/
Next week I'll be in GA and will be sharing photos from there.
We are still not having much fall color. Maybe next week Nikko and I can find something pretty along the walk. I loved all that fresh country air and the new lead seems to be working well. Hugs to Choko.
Thank you for sharing your neighborhood, it was fun! The berries on the wreath are bittersweet, and if you don't watch out, they grow like weeds (here, in any case).
I'll have to remember to do the walk with pictures every 5 mins!
One of these days I'll quilt, when I find the time - and the right quilt that calls to be made!
Thanks for sharing pictures of your neighborhood, they're much more interesting than mine would be if I ever got out for a walk.
Fun post, thanks for sharing your walk with us. I enjoyed it. Good idea to challenge the rest of us to do the same. I just might. You would see lots of pictures of trees in my case.
What a lovely post! I'll try to remember to do this too, and then send you a link. Your area is beautfiul, Tanya!
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