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Sunday Walk

This was the view out of the bedroom window on Sunday morning:



That clear, blue sky certainly invited me to get out for a walk.





And the road ahead invited me to keep going.


The sunshine was abundant, but its warmth did not penetrate the shade.

I am sure some will puzzle over why I leave for Florida.






So beautiful...

And then I started remembering the last autumn tour of northern Vermont that Mike and I took.  I do have so many wonderful times to remember even as I miss him and hurt and rage over the loss of our future memories that will not be made.

It is a process...

Comments

  1. Some might wonder, but I don't! It is beautiful out there now. You have some beautiful photos of the last weekend. It was perfect weather, wasn't it?

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  2. What a lovely area you live in. Your photos are beautiful. The structure in photo 7 looks as though it has seen some history!

    The "loss of future memories" very poignant.

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  3. Gorgeous photos! Love New England autumns! I can imagine how difficult each bend in the road is for you. Hold fast to those memories.

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  4. I think fall is the best time in your part of the country. And winter is the best time in Florida.

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  5. Still sending hugs -- the pain is not going to go away over night. And thank you for the tour -- I love your walks and the photos you share.

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  6. Vermont is gorgeous all year around, but especially in the fall. And there is a very good reason for vacating in winter - it is COLD, COLD, COLD - for a LONG time. I know I am getting less tolerant of the cold each year.
    Thinking of you each day as you move on.

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  7. Wonderful shots. You do live in a picture postcard state, especially in the Fall. However, it is hard to beat a Florida winter.
    "the loss of future memories" explains so well the pain and anger you must feel.

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  8. Thinking of you each day as you experience a new first with out Mike, and reminisce about your adventures together in the past. Praying that the wonderful memories will take over the hurt. I just can't imagine!!!

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  9. Yes, wonderful memories. Always keep them in mind. I love autumn colors that we don't see in Hawaii.

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  10. These are such beautiful photos. Are you driving all that way by yourself? I'm a little worried about that. Do I need to be?

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  11. No need to worry. I'll put on my big girl panties, charge my phone, and turn on the GPS.

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  12. I'm still going to worry, but I'll worry less. Check in with us so we know all is well.

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  13. So glad you're taking in that gorgeous fall beauty in VT! Thank goodness for your memories, Olga - Mike would want you to remember and would want you to smile, I bet. It must be so very hard - I think of you often as I walk through my own fall.

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  14. Good for you getting out into the beauty of life.

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  15. I would have loved going on this walk with you! The warmth is leaving our sunshine now too, and 60 plus will be an unusual occurrence. While I have no desire to go south for the winter, I would love those occasional escapes to warm sunny places.

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