{"id":449,"date":"2016-01-16T16:56:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T16:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/known.johnj.info\/2016\/tds200-livedtime-a-walk-in-the-snow"},"modified":"2023-12-31T18:05:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T18:05:31","slug":"tds200-livedtime-a-walk-in-the-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/tds200-livedtime-a-walk-in-the-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"#tds200 @livedtime a walk in the snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ardinningsdnow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10602\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/tds200-livedtime-a-walk-in-the-snow\/ardinningsdnow\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ardinningsdnow.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1452947042&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0043478260869565&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ardinningsdnow\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ardinningsdnow.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10602\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ardinningsdnow-620x465.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ardinningsdnow-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ardinningsdnow-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ardinningsdnow-668x501.jpg 668w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ardinningsdnow.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Today,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #337ab7; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/books\/reviews\/a-philosophy-of-walking-by-fr-d-ric-gros-book-review-re-engaging-with-physical-pursuits-can-provide-9267794.html\">print the article<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">, find a path, walk it and then sit down to enjoy the article after your walk.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The walk round Ardinning today was transformed by the snow. The last time I was here is was damp and boggy. Much better walking\u00c2\u00a0today with the ground frozen under the new snow. The odd slippy bit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The snow brings the attention closer. Shapes are smoothed out and detail emphasised. Sounds are muffled and amplified at the same time. Detail of a nearby hill looms out of the white making it hard to judge the distance. Falling snow seems to reflect the landscape into the sky.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t print the linked passage, but read it with <em>Reader View<\/em> which cuts back distraction.<\/p>\n<p>It seems fairly familiar ground to me, I&#8217;ve long thought walking as important in lots of ways. I tend toward the countryside and much shorted distances than Gros.<\/p>\n<p>He dislikes <em>an interrupted, uneven rhythm<\/em> of a city walk. All my walks are interrupted, I stop, stare, snap pictures, examine droppings and dead animals. I also puff and pant uphill so need stops at uneven distances.<\/p>\n<p>I love the interstitial, walking along the canal which is silting and slipping back to the countryside.<\/p>\n<p>The final <em>get up, get out and walk<\/em> finds no argument here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today,\u00a0print the article, find a path, walk it and then sit down to enjoy the article after your walk. The walk round Ardinning today was transformed by the snow. The last time I was here is was damp and boggy. Much better walking\u00c2\u00a0today with the ground frozen under the new snow. The odd slippy bit. 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