The World is Neat

So this afternoon, I went for a walk with my dog. I was amazed how nice it was outside, 65 degrees, a pleasant breeze.

So I returned inside, read the paper, read a magazine, just kinda puttered around, got on the computer, chatted with people, etc. etc. It was around 5:30 and I really did not feel like staying indoors on such a nice day. So I decided to go outside.

Originally I planned to shoot some hoops, but when I got outside, around 5:45pm, it was dark. And I didn't really feel like it for whatever reason. So I almost went inside, and stopped on the front porch. What was I going to do if I went back inside? Well, nothing of importance. And I really, for whatever reason, loathed the idea of going back to the computer.

I turned around and just started walking. At that time it was already nearly pitch black, and I just started walking around my neighborhood. I had no real destination, I just wanted to enjoy the weather a bit. So I kept walking.

It was gorgeous out, it was dark, 65 degrees, a nice breeze from the South, (as I noticed when I went to work out later, a breeze intensifying) and the sky was a bit reddish. I don't mean it was sunset-red, because the sun was long gone, it was just tinted a bit red, I'm not sure why.

I noticed how cool Christmas lights are, as probably half of my neighborhood has put them on. It was very quiet and peaceful out, I just walked, enjoying the weather, the darkness, the lights, the silence, and the quiet blow of the wind.

I got back to my house around 6:10 and decided I really didn't want to go back inside yet. My dad had gotten home from work, saw me outside, and came outside. So we walked around looking at the lights in various neighborhoods, listening to quiet windchimes blowing in the breeze, talking about various things, and returned home around 7:00 or so. I was walking for nearly an hour and a half, and at several points, I just thought about walking and not stopping for weeks.

There was no real point to this post, so I apologize if you read it all the way and are irritated by the lack of meaning. It was just a walk I thoroughly enjoyed that I felt like mentioning. I came to several realizations during that walk, most of which I don't feel like going into at the present time. But for once, all worries or concerns about anything; family, friends, school, and the future washed away and I walked in silence enjoying the beauty of the night.