Moseying criteria

Not appropriate for moseying. This requires thought and paying attention to what is underfoot. (© image)

There’s more to moseying than just walking around.

Not to be confused with:

• Sauntering (a show-off attention attracting motion)
• Wandering (a distracted gait – or one looking for distraction)
• Meandering (Best done by streams. That’s by streams not beside/by them – although either sounds pretty)
• Or short term memory loss

Moseying is the dog checking out every single blade of grass – time consuming but not annoying ’cause it’s over 95F with residual rain steam bath in progress. No rush to set foot on any heat soaked concrete.

Sensible motion.

With the additional bonus of heat induced semi-coma: no need to brace for a sudden decision by Molly Malamute to play “Catch and Release (you hope)” of any passing skateboarders. Just not worth the effort.

Open coastal prairie suitable for moseying if you don’t mind the heat  – just watch for rattlesnakes. Cows mosey really well in summer. They don’t mind much of anything. (© image)

Thoughts slip and slide when moseying

• Amazon’s plans to use only green energy is inspiring: their entire vehicle fleet electric. That’s zappy. And a smart/popular move for the company….the only thing is their vehicles will be on the roads, using the roads but not paying for any road maintenance or construction since they won’t be ponying up gas tax with each filling charge up. No wonder even their packages are smiling.
• Car dealers (Land Rover to Kia) are hitching their bumpers to people’s pandemic cabin fever boredom. Notice how many new car ads are suggesting the highways are open and how about taking a drive? Buy a new car and wander the roadways! Locals in destinations request you stay in your car, keep the windows rolled up, and move you and your asymptomatic symptoms on down the road. Pack a lunch in that Yeti and keep rolling.
• Can you call it high school if there is no football? Education is each states’ responsibility. In this one, local school boards make decisions like textbook choices, calendar dates, for their own student populations – within flexible state guidelines. One size never fits all. While plans for opening schools are in progress, it appears most will offer parents a choice of in person or on-line classes the first 3-6 weeks. The football fields’ goal posts are groaning: 1) are high schools really thinking of moving football games to Spring? (Private and parochial school tentatively hope to start games end of September), and 2) if a kid doesn’t attend classes in person due to COVID worries, why are they going to be participating football practices/games at the schools?  Gridiron confusion – for once not caused by concussions.

A meandering stream can be instructional …if shoes are waterproof since not paying attention is characteristic of productive wanderings.(© image)

And things hidden slip into awareness…well, it wasn’t so little.

The alligator lounging under the bridge had a head as long as my arm. If he hadn’t blinked, he’d been passed by as a log. He grinned a bit about that.

His smaller sidekick not far away.

The owner of dock close to the pair was keeping an eye on them and warning neighborhood kids to skip playing Chicken Little featuring jumps off the bridge today – and to be careful getting on and off wave runners at the next dock.

Is that a mirage or a muddle?

Little matter.

Not like anyone or anything is going anywhere or anywhere fast.

Moseying season

Phil, the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge.

Now this is a mosey down trail. There’s even a boulder for contemplating lack sunblock.(© image)

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