Sat 10/24/09

A Daily Walk With DietPower

Walking is the best exercise for weight loss. And the things you see!

Wet leaves on pavement

I walked seven miles in a warm rain today, steeped in the fragrance of wet oak and maple. These white-oak leaves had been plastered to the pavement by cars passing on Rockwood Lane.

I have always loved white oaks because they remind me of the rocky mountaintops in my native Pennsylvania, where red oaks were too frail to flourish. I remember one gnarly old white oak, clinging to an outcrop over a precipice, where bald eagles cleverly chose to nest. .

Download DietPower and lose poundsAbout this page: Every day, usually at noon, I step out of my office for a 3.5-mile walk around my Connecticut neighborhood. I carry a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TX5 pocket camera with a Leica 10x optical zoom lens. My object is to make an interesting photograph of at least one thing that is different that day. I post the results here, hoping they will inspire you and your friends to walk, too.  Terry Dunkle, DietPower founder and CEO.

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All My Yesterdays

Friday, October 23: As the Crow Flies

Thursday, October 22: Sky and Leaves

Wednesday, October 21: Red All Over

Tuesday, October 20: Familiar Face

Monday, October 19: Toll House Pumpkins

Sunday, October 18: God's Carpet

Saturday, October 17: Abandoned Plum

Friday, October 16: Barnyard

Thursday, October 15: Three Seasons

Wednesday, October 14: Tiny Apples

Tuesday, October 13: Aglow over Halloween

Monday, October 12: Daisies and Dandelions

Sunday, October 11: Church in Autumn

Saturday, October 10: Singing Chef

Friday, October 9: Rocks Made of Eyes

Thursday, October 8: Halloween Lawn Art

Wednesday, October 7: Green Surprise

Tuesday, October 6: October Rose

Monday, October 5: Forty Feet Tall

Sunday, October 4: I Meet a Mantis

Saturday, October 3: Whose Kitty?

Friday, October 2: Million-Dollar Twilight

Thursday, October 1: Vinelight

Wednesday, September 30: One Wild and Precious Life

Tuesday, September 29: A See-Through Tree

Monday, September 28: Snake Killer

Sunday, September 27: Carpet of Color

Saturday, September 26: Preaching to the Choir

Friday, September 25: Fever Plant

Thursday, September 24: Dotted Grapes

Wednesday, September 23: Ready to Fly

Tuesday, September 22: Horse Chestnuts

Monday, September 21: Recollected Brilliance

Sunday, September 20: A Pup with No Name

Saturday, September 19: Doorway to Autumn

Friday, September 18: Coiled Caterpillars

Thursday, September 17: Maple Tree, Day 3

Wednesday, September 16: Maple Tree, Day 2

Tuesday, September 15: Maple Tree, Day 1

Monday, September 14: All Bark, No Bite

Sunday, September 13: Rainbow Flower

Saturday, September 12: Fun to See, Fun to Say

Friday, September 11: A Nameless Scoundrel

Thursday, September 10: Comcast Cable Competition

Wednesday, September 9: A Busy Bumblebee

Tuesday, September 8: It's a Jungle Out There

Monday, September 7: Edible or Inedible?

Sunday, September 6: Their Luckiest Moment

Saturday, September 5: An Empty Chair

Friday, September 4: Bindweed Blues

Thursday, September 3: "Think on Me"

Wednesday, September 2: Scum

Tuesday, September 1: Prison Coffee

Monday, August 31: Possum for Lunch

Sunday, August 30: Wayfaring Tree

Saturday, August 29: Foxtails

Friday, August 28: A Boy in His Fist-Fork Phase

Thursday, August 27: He Couldn't Swim

Wednesday, August 26: Acorny Verse

Tuesday, August 25: Speed Limit 85

Monday, August 24: Crocodile!

Sunday, August 23: Hanging at Twilight

Saturday, August 22: Butcher's Dog

Friday, August 21: Working the Goldenrod

Thursday, August 20: Big as a Dinner Plate

Wednesday, August 19: Hickory Camera

Tuesday, August 18: Ruth's Hands

Monday, August 17: Mushroom Bugs

Sunday, August 16: A Hot-Pink Sun in a Tangerine Sky

Saturday, August 15: Phonebooks again

Friday, August 14: Humongous

Thursday, August 13: Dalmation Meets Groundhog

Wednesday, August 12: Cute Pests

Tuesday, August 11: Chipper

Monday, August 10: Cobalt Sky

Sunday, August 9: Yellow Memories

Saturday, August 8: A Beetle's Lunch

Friday, August 7: A Sip of Nectar

Thursday, August 6: Phonebook Dump

Wednesday, August 5: A Dream of January

Tuesday, August 4: Martian on a Milkweed

Monday, August 3: When Ponds Turn Green

Sunday, August 2: Headlights Approaching

Saturday, August 1: Should I Eat This?

Friday, July 31: Rose of Sharon

Thursday, July 30: Great Blue Heron

Wednesday, July 29: It's a Saltbox

Tuesday, July 28: Mailbox to Go

Monday, July 27: A Crooked University

Sunday, July 26: Oh, Deer

Saturday, July 25: House-Raising

Friday, July 24: Gnome Reunion

Thursday, July 23: Bugs Galore

Wednesday, July 22: Grand Central Station

Tuesday, July 21: Dragonfly meets Bug

Monday, July 20: URO Mystery Solved

Sunday, July 19: Overlooked Fruit

Saturday, July 18: Painted Turtles

Friday, July 17: House Wreckers

Thursday, July 16: What's This?

Wednesday, July 15: A Pretty Stop Sign

Tuesday, July 14: Beetle 4 Sale

Monday, July 13: I See Pink

Sunday, July 12: I See Red

Saturday, July 11: Keep Out!

Friday, July 10: Most Wonderful Hour of the Year

Thursday, July 9: A Sunny Beach

Wednesday, July 8: Sacked Out

Tuesday, July 7: Soaked!

Monday, July 6: Golden Moon

Sunday, July 5: Bicycle Parade

Saturday, July 4: My $10 Million Dream

Friday, July 3: Hedge Fun

Thursday, July 2: FBI Lilies

Wednesday, July 1: Tastes Like Summer

Tuesday, June 30: Party's Over

Monday, June 29: The Three Muscooteers

Sunday, June 28: Watching a Turdus

Saturday, June 27: New England Currantcy

Friday, June 26: Necklace of Champions

Thursday, June 25: A Convention of Geese

Wednesday, June 24: Painting a Scenario

Tuesday, June 23: Why Did the Beetle Cross the Road?

Monday, June 22: Clown Car

Sunday, June 21: What's Green and Sounds Like a Banjo?

Saturday, June 20: Swimming in Primroses

Friday, June 19: I Hate Deer

Thursday, June 18: Drenched!

Wednesday, June 17: They Sprang up Like Mushrooms

Tuesday, June 16: Where Time Doesn't Count

Monday, June 15: Behind a Basketball

Sunday, June 14: Flags for Elijah

Saturday, June 13: Crawling into a Daisy

Friday, June 12: Life Under a Warm Green Lantern

Thursday, June 11: Shell Game

Wednesday, June 10: Fearless Fox

Tuesday, June 9: Wet Clover

Monday, June 8: Two Bees, or Not Two Bees

Sunday, June 7: A Gorgeous Glutton

Saturday, June 6: Two Clowns

Friday, June 5: My Favorite Mailbox

Thursday, June 4: The Tomato's Deadly Cousin

Wednesday, June 3: Electric Pink

Tuesday, June 2: Lucky Boy

Monday, June 1: Six-Figure Mower

Sunday, May 31: Cool in the Shade

Saturday, May 30: Under the Butternut Tree

Friday, May 29: Awaiting a Pink Explosion

Thursday, May 28: I Shoot a Chipmunk

Wednesday, May 27: Who Dropped the Ball?

Tuesday, May 26: Out Standing in Their Field

Monday, May 25: Flags Galore!

Sunday, May 24: House of Patriots

Saturday, May 23: Memorial in a Rusty Hinge

Friday, May 22: The Sexually Clever Iris

Thursday, May 21: Raising the Wrong Baby

Wednesday, May 20: An Old Friend Is Dying

Tuesday, May 19: Crow vs. Hawk

Monday, May 18: Yours Truly

Sunday, May 17: A Wild Geranium

Saturday, May 16: War Flowers

Friday, May 15: A Mysterious Barn

Thursday, May 14: Who Invented the Microscope?

Wednesday, May 13: The Kitchen Sink

Tuesday, May 12: Slow Down!

Monday, May 11: What Lilacs Are For

Sunday, May 10: Mama Butterfly

Saturday, May 9: Gone to Seed

Friday, May 8: A Pack of Boston Terriers

Thursday, May 7: Underground Passage

Wednesday, May 6: White Violet

Tuesday, May 5: Singing His Heart Out

Monday, May 4: Kenny's Secret

Sunday, May 3: Monument to an Afternoon

Saturday, May 2: Gasoline Rainbow

Friday, May 1: The Duck and the Bashful Maiden

Thursday, April 30: A Poison Ivy Sandwich

Wednesday, April 29: The Very Picture of Spring

Tuesday, April 28: A Busy Bumblebee

Monday, April 27: Electric Pink

Sunday, April 26: Saturday Night Special

Saturday, April 25: An Old Oak Falls

Friday, April 24: How an Ant Sees a Daffodil

Thursday, April 23: The Nameless Brook

Wednesday, April 22: Weeding Time

Tuesday, April 21: Wet Apple Buds

Monday, April 20: Mr. Allen and the Crew Team

Sunday, April 19: Bloodroot II

Saturday, April 18: Green Jellybeans

Friday, April 17: Bloodroot

Thursday, April 16: Skunk Cabbage III

Wednesday, April 15: Find the Critter

Tuesday, April 14: Blessing of the Animals

Monday, April 13: The Crow Who Said "Wow!"

Sunday, April 12: A Quirky Church

Saturday, April 11: Self-Portrait in a Pothole

Friday, April 10: Easter flowers

Thursday, April 9: Dumb as a Squirrel

Wednesday, April 8: April Snow

Tuesday, April 7: Egg Trees, Connecticut Style

Monday, April 6: I Carry My Lunch

Sunday, April 5: A Tree in Spring

Saturday, April 4: Pigs with Drivers Licenses

Friday, April 3: Forsythia

Thursday, April 2: Skunk Cabbage II

Wednesday, April 1: Mystery of the Hanging Shoes

Tuesday, March 31: Downy Woodpecker

Monday, March 30: 300-Year-Old House

Sunday, March 29: The Broken Fence

Saturday, March 28: "You're Such a Delight"

Friday, March 27: Skunk Cabbage

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