Walking
Twice around the harbour
The second lap is when the city stops performing.
Nils Berg
I walk the same loop most mornings. Past the boats that never leave, the cafe that opens too late for me, the stretch of gravel that floods if it has rained overnight.
The first lap I am still in the kitchen. Lists. The email I shouldn't send. The second lap I notice the heron has moved three posts down, or that someone left a mitten on the railing and then thought better of it.
Weather
Wind off the water makes the walk shorter in my head and longer in my legs. I don't bring headphones. I tried for a week and spent the whole time adjusting the fit.
