The Way of Filatiers
voie verte
this "Greenway" was built on the right-of-way
of the old Lavelanet - Bram railway line
between Lavelanet and Mirepoix
I walk along it most mornings
above the village
past gardens
no cars
yes cyclists
walkers
animals
mostly juste moi
along the lower path
past the chickens, guinea pigs
howling hunters dogs
cows with their bells jangling
a timid little black cat
a curious black and white dog
first snowdrops
fields and forest to my left
the best part is my return walk
after living in the very flat county of Essex
most of my life
I've a new love
magnificent mountains
snow topped
village rooftops
hazy clouds
never boring
"The object of walking is to relax the mind.
You should therefore not permit yourself even to think while you walk;
but divert your attention by the objects surrounding you."
Jefferson wrote in this letter to Peter Carr in 1785
