Recently I have been taking our dog, Bell, out for weekend morning walks along the bike trail that runs parallel to the local creek. I can't believe how much quieter things are at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Not to mention how fun it is to watch my collie bounce and bark at the squirrels and birds. The squirrels even make barking noises at the dogs that walk by just to tease them.
The other thing that makes it fun is to listen to all the bird song in the morning as the sun comes up. The mockingbirds are especially fun to hear because they make sounds like frogs, dogs, whistles (the kind that the yard duty blows at the school in the morning), car alarms, and even crickets.
I recommend that if you can, you should try to wake up early every morning and take a short walk while it is quiet and enjoy the sound that you hear in the morning. I think that with our busy lives, we don't get to be in tune with the nature all around us. Also, pay attention to the plant life while on your walk. Sometimes you can find fruits and vegetables growing wild. There is nothing better than free fresh produce.
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i can imagine morning walks are great, but i think it's equally as nice to walk the streets really late, 2-3am, there's almost no one out and it's incredibly peaceful. not to mention the stars! but that's just me, total night owl. i can watch the sun rise, but i can't rise with it, only fall asleep to it.
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