{"id":127,"date":"2015-10-14T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T19:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimberleybarker.net\/2015\/10\/the-transition-from-summer-to-autumn-flowers-on-my-walk\/"},"modified":"2015-10-14T19:16:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T19:16:00","slug":"the-transition-from-summer-to-autumn-flowers-on-my-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberleybarker.net\/2015\/10\/the-transition-from-summer-to-autumn-flowers-on-my-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Transition from Summer to Autumn, Flowers on My Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n I have been caring for a dear friend who is recovering from hip surgery at my house for the last week or so. He is a wonderful man and I am grateful he has given me this opportunity to serve him and help him through this time. It has certainly shaken up my routine and given me a greater understanding of what it’s like to have a spouse go through a medical procedure and being totally responsible for their every need.<\/p>\n So, the other day, I felt so cooped up , I knew I needed to get out and be with nature. My body felt a yearning to be connected to the beautiful trees and gardens. I started my walking journey in my little neighborhood, so quiet and filled with majestic, bold, strong maple trees and as I soldiered onward, I grew closer to street noise – yuk. Working from home now, I have grown fond of quietness and serenity. I walked on with a destination in mind. There is a neighborhood with incredibly beautiful homes close by that is tucked away in a cul-de-sac. I saw deer there once, silently grazing without a care in the world. I wanted to see if I could connect with them and take myself away from the world of responsibility if only for a brief hour. It was a spot close to home yet I knew I could lose myself in that quiet corner for just a brief time.<\/p>\n As I walked down the street, cars zooming by, I tried to focus my energies towards the plants in the front gardens of neighboring houses. I stopped on a stone bench to watch the squirrels frolick in the leaves, in search of acorns to store away for the winter. They just went along their business, doing what they do. I thought to myself – what is that like? Not having a mind that swirls with ten different things all at once? What is it like to do just what you are meant to do? And just go with the flow of the natural order of things? Part of me yearned for that level of peace. I focused my energies toward connecting with the animals and zone out the traffic right in front of me. The squirrels stopped and looked at me, apparently I didn’t pose a threat to them. And they went about their business of doing what they do.<\/p>\n I have been caring for a dear friend who is recovering from hip surgery at my house for the last week or so. He is a wonderful man and I am grateful he has given me this opportunity to serve him and help him through this time. It has certainly shaken up my routine and given me a greater understanding of what it’s like to have a spouse go through a medical procedure and being totally responsible for their every need. So, the other day, I felt so cooped up , I knew I needed to get out and be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[297,304,103,303,302,300,78,301,298,299,90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-autumn","category-chrysanthemum","category-deer","category-garden-walk","category-gardening","category-my-secret-garden","category-roses","category-snapdragons","category-summer","category-transitions","category-walking"],"yoast_head":"\n
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