My stoic discipline obliges me to walk and observe whenever times get tense.

I find it's always therapeutic. Even if I'm not feeling down at all, just getting out and doing that really opens up the soul. I feel at my best when I'm discovering a new place, feeling excitement for the Earth and its history.

In relation to that topic and the post: I have already accepted my old man fate of becoming a bird photographer. Sounds wonderful to sit out in nature and observe it, to capture it. Escape the cities and just take a camera. :^)