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Walking for inspiration, I don't need much inspiration for walking because sometimes when I start out for my walks with my dogs and camera, "I say we are not going far today puppies". We end up doing a 2-3hr round trip around the area. Your mind is clear and your potential to create runs wild in your mind.

During that time you see so much to give yourself ideas for your gardens, shrubs, flowers, landscaping and ornaments. Each idea somehow sticks in your mind, because while you are out walking the different ideas for your gardens sometime develop. My inspiration is my camera so I can keep a record of all the changes around me and now my MP3 player that helps me block out the traffic noises. With my MP3 player I am listening to relaxing contemporary music helps me investigate more ideas for my stories and concluding chapters. I think about a great deal of different thing while walking , my photos are important to me, they help me keep my heart alive with feelings about nature and my dogs comedy adventures roaming the walking trails. Meeting there friends at the park I take photos of the dogs playing with their friends and sometimes have a chat with the owners of the dogs. There many ways to find inspiration while walking in the morning or night time.

Where we live is very scenic area, we have a lot of parks, also walking trails and a National Park in the area where any local person can walk ride a bike. Australian native trees are so colorful; they have shapes and color all of their own. Our native birds are very bright, colorful, and noisy. I look for the noise and get my camera out for a photo. The native birds especially the sound of the Kookaburra's that have been around lately, and native trees make for a colorful addition to my journal.

Anstey hill is not far, a great park for walking; you see something different each time. I can not count the amount of times I have been up Anstey Hill walking over the years. Flowers that are native to the area, birds and untouched land is priceless in this day and age. That aspect gives me inspiration for walking every time I go for a walk at Anstey Hill.

While I still have the inspiration for walking and my dogs can still walk, I will be walking for a long time to come yet. There is so much out there that keeps me walking including the fresh air. My walking keeps me alive and mentally fit with my animals, music and photos.

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