Being Carless
While at first glance you may have thought “careless” it’s actually car-less. Yes, I’ve decided to trade my $60 per gas tank fill up for the way of the old world. Not really. I’m just in waiting for my “new” car from Dan. This waiting has been good.
The other day I had a meeting scheduled in downtown Franklin and decided I would walk the 3 or 4 miles from my home. I overestimated my pace and underestimated the time it would take. As it ended up it was about 1 1/4 hours.
It was a peculiar morning as I headed out and, as usual, I had my camera in tow. It had rained earlier and the sky was quietly moving on. I didn’t camp out at any one point of interest but as I was walking I did see things that prompted a quick snap-shot.
Honestly, this was a great walk and besides being late to my meeting (sorry Brian) my soul was fed and I’m sure my heart benefited from the exercise.
This is a sampling of what I saw between Fieldstone Farms and Downtown Franklin.
Yes, that’s what the sky looked like. Almost like a painting.
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Um, … more sky.
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This growing just a few feet from traffic along Hillsboro Road.
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A cute little house just behind the rec center.
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Is this poison ivy? I never know.
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I love the graphic nature of common things.
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Location, location, location. 2 blocks from Downtown Franklin.
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This is a neat stone wall on the edge of a very old cemetery.
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Rose garden at the corner of South Margin and 4th Avenue.
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So there you have it. What took me over an hour to walk you just got to enjoy in less than 2 minutes.
– Kyle Dreier
May 15th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Looks like the walk was worth it. Great photos!
So… are you looking at http://genuinescooters.com/scooters/stella/stella.html
May 15th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Ah, those are cool scooters! Notice the house in my blog … looks like the same builder as the one you shot. Ha!
June 20th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Kyle-
We’ve never met. I was a distant observer of your work in Dallas. I saw your name on Paul Jerde’s blog and thus came across your blog.
Anyway, yes, that is poison ivy. Best way to remember. Hold your hands up with your thumbs pointing out, your thumbs are the outcropping of the leaves. Those are the outside leaves. Now bring them together so they overlap and retain the outcroppings, you now have the center leaf.
It is much easier to show it, then to tell it. Anyway, just don’t touch. Unless you aren’t allergic to the oil.
Jeff Savage
June 20th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
In spite of all the stuff we hear about what drives the price of gas at the pump, the price will come down only when we consume less. According to today’s news, the number of cars on the highways is down 2% from last year. Good move, Kyle. Keep walking.
June 21st, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Great way to fight the high gas prices, Kyle. And look what a great experience you had as a result. No matter what they might say about what drives the price, it will only go down when we consume less.