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That gray haired, bearded old man seen walking the streets of Charles Town since August 1, 2018 is now that gray, long haired bearded older man, starting his third year of same.

As is normally true, over that span of time some things have changed, while others have stayed the same. Here are some of my observations.

The Ranson Civic Center, where I walk indoors in the winter, closed just when the nice weather hit. That timing worked well for me.

I see quite a few more walkers now than I did when I first started. Women outnumber men. Ms. Jenkins, Rhee, Jeanne, Lee, and Sharon are ones I see walking regularly.

I have met some of the neighbors along the way, keeping our social distance as they talk to me from their porches or lawn chairs. Regulars include Shirley, Lacey, Bob, Linda, Roger, Locke, and others including some that I do not remember their names.

I walk mostly downtown in the morning, never at the exact same times. I walk when I get up. Im retired. Those times vary. In the early evening, I walk more south to north, down to the Charles Town park and back. Even in the heat of the evening, the shade on those streets (South Church, South Mildred, and South Samuel) provides me with a relatively cool walking environment.

I find it very peaceful walking those streets. The quiet is very obvious, broken only by an occasional dog barking. My only challenge is the walk to the park is all downhill, and by the time I am starting to get tired, the walk back home is all uphill. It was recommended I drive to the park, walk uphill first, but driving to walk somehow doesnt seem right.

My daily totals are somewhere in the five to six-mile range, though I dont have any fancy device to count my steps or my miles. At my age, I care more for the exercise than the stats. I do know I have probably walked farther in 2020 than I have driven. I dont walk to lose weight, though I have lost weight in the process.

Early in this abnormal pandemic year of 2020, it was eerie how few cars were on the local roads at whatever time I walked. It was also apparent that there were not very many people downtown even during the week when businesses normally had been open. That has picked up, obviously, in recent months.

Most people along the way are friendly. Several have mentioned that they see me walking all the time. That would be correct. A few mentioned that I now look like Moses. That reference is to my vulnerability to Covid 19 (combination of diabetes and old age) and my lack of a recent haircut, not my dislike for my favorite barbers at Collins Barber Shop.

I have watched daily the building of another house from empty lot to becoming someones home. I have discovered a small but quaint neighborhood library box just around the corner and have contributed to its literary selection with two books I wrote. I have met a neighbor who has completed constructing an elaborate and beautiful rock garden nearby.

You might be surprised to find the most notable new form of sidewalk debris by far are Covid 19 masks. The most disappointing finding to me is the number of brick sidewalks that are untended and inhabited by weeds to the point where the beautiful bricks are barely noticeable.

There are certainly points along my travels that always make me smile. For instance, a big old white dog on South Mildred barks once or twice but will not move from whatever shady area he had found on that particular day to bother me any further than that. I realize that particular dogs days as a killer watchdog have long passed.

A full weekend parking lot at the Carriage Inn makes me smile and lets me know tourism is back on the rise. Theres that always welcomed friendly wave from Walter as he tends the yard at his church along my way.

I witnessed the taking down of a huge tree with the tree trimmer standing off to the side and running the operation like he was playing a video game. I thought I had witnessed a catnapping, but that turned out to be a false alarm.

Overall, walking is very good exercise. Give it a try. It takes no equipment, no manual, and no special clothing. The first step is the most difficult. After that, it is just getting out and doing it.

Give old Moses a wave if you see him walking by. That too will put a smile on my face.

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