Daily walk - getting a bit fed up

I did an hour this morning - it was bright and sunny so had a spring in my step.

I've just eaten a huge lunch and feeling a bit sluggish but when that wears off I'll do another walk to Boots and M&S.

Exciting weekend

I have managed to carry on enjoying my early morning walks even though they are basically the same two routes over and over (and over) again. Have more recently been listening to podcasts etc on Sounds, latterly loads of Desert Island Discs episodes from the archives. Really entertaining and cover the miles without thinking about it. Vary that by turning off every so often to hear the birdsong. Lovely.

I was agreeing with youbRiverwalk and so many others, then I saw the comments from those of us for whom going a walk is no longer possible.
I’m not long in from my 2nd dog walk of the day. This morning was up a very windy, cold hill. Awful but saved because we met youngest, her dog and two littlest.
The tea time dog walk was grim. Very cold, lots of wind chill and an over excited 5 month old Labrador plus his 3 year old spaniel companion. She made it clear, she’d have preferred to stay home on the sofa. She’s another in the lockdown walk fed up team.

You rebel, you!?

Sometimes, I know this is really wild, I turn left instead of right! I know, the excitement! All too much really ?

Blossoming so true.

I also laughed at the cartoon, our border terrier is super fit with all the walking. I'm also having to walk my horse, she's recovering from an injury and is getting very bouncy to walk and it is very tedious for both of us. We are rural with lots of footpaths etc so can do lots of different walks so I feel very lucky. I've got a health problem which means I've become much less fit than I would be normally so I'm trying to get fitter which gives my walks an extra purpose. Hopefully I'll be able to get back on board the horse at some point when we are both fit enough and life will feel a bit more normal.

This was in the daily cartoon thread but I feel it fits here too.

I really wish I could manage a daily walk. You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone.

I have not been out today and now it is too late as it is very grey out there. DH has been asleep most of the afternoon and I did not want to go out in case the phone rang or the doorbell. I keep wondering what the family are doing today as it has been a dry day and they go for lots of walks.

I was getting a bit fed up with the daily walk but I will never moan again.
I broke or badly sprained my toe so haven't been able to walk for a while now and I miss it very much.
I'm looking forward to being able to get out into the countryside again.

70 minutes! Well done that Gran

"Grey day grumps" ..what a brilliant description of the "down days!" jaxjacky

Annie enjoy

Same crocuses, same daffodils-more exciting when someone has had a new drive laid

I did a 70-minute walk with a reasonable bounce in my step!

I am sure we all have our bad days I have recently been tearful missing my family. It has been a bit like ground hog day doing the same thing day in day out. It's not what you expect in retirement. However a walk is good for the soul and spring is in the air.
We are fortunate across the road from our house is a wood that was an old railway line. With a meadow and ponds it stretches for miles when I was small it was a functioning railway. Only five minutes away is open farm land with plenty of walks. Hopefully this year will bring an end to covid and we can get on with our lives.

Parsley3 it’s true about looking at nature second time around not being so exciting. Same crocuses, same daffodils-more exciting when someone has had a new drive laid! Our conversation on walks has been a bit boring too. It’s cold/colder/windy/windier/sunny?
Look the tide’s in/ out/ coming in/going out, and when we pass people, they comment on exactly the same things.

Oopsadaisy
You sound just like me especially the bit about husband walks the dog and I stay home pottering about and dreaming of being in my new holiday caravan at the coast which we bought in 2019 September so haven’t had a full season of it yet, I call that my “ happy place” as I prefer it there than here, can’t wait for April 12th!!

There are those who can't go out for a walk so I am grateful. But doesn't make it any less boring. I'm going further than the ten miles allowed. It's actually quieter and safer to drive to a nice beach on the north coast during the week with a picnic lunch ( N Ireland ).

Eek - my hip is so sore

I'm the same as most of you. Just sick of all the local walks. It's chore just walking round the same old walks. Occasionally, we'll drive (a short distance) so we can do a slightly different walk but it's stopped being enjoyable at all. Plus my hips is so sore these days. Advice varies between walking is good and walking is bad. Just don't know. Hoping my new trainers help. But it's still boring!

I've been insensitive, *Anniebach", I'm lucky just to be able to go out at all. I hope your new scooter will bring you real joy.

I’m fed up with my local walk too and I don’t feel better afterwards, it’s a box ticked. I’d like to be walking to friends for a meal, or the pub to watch football and catch up with people. Sorry, grey day grumps...I’ll go up the allotment later and plant my potatoes instead.

Pamela can’t do a push, no family near me, nearest is 50 miles away , but had a new travel scooter delivered yesterday so have hopes of a ride every day ??

I’m in town, just little pocket parks which up till last week have been full of children anyway.

I trudge the pavements sometimes, but there’s just so many people ?