Walking the Old Canal Path

The path is narrow and mostly level. It is not dramatic, which is exactly why it is useful.

By the time I turn around, the city has stopped presenting itself as tasks and become a collection of gestures.

A person standing still by the water sees the same birds return to the same post and still notice them differently each day.

I do not document these walks with photos. The details are enough in a notebook, and that is part of the discipline.