Midnight adventures.

I love going for midnight walks now. There's just something awesome about walking around outside in the pitch black with not a single car on the road anywhere. I just walk where my feet take me, and listen to music the whole time.

I get time to think, or not think if I feel like it, because either way is possible to do without getting distracted. Which is nice, because it helps me relax and just not do anything at all if I don't want to.

Some days are different than others. Sometimes I get overwhelmed by everything and the walking just gives me time to deal with things. Other times I feel completely neutral and can keep the things I worry about at bay.

My senses feel more aware when I'm out there. I become aware of smells I wouldn't normally notice, like of the ocean or of the trees and plants. I notice details of things I never would normally look at, and I find shops I didn't know existed, or pathways that lead to neat little hidden places.

The one thing that I enjoy the most is seeing the lights. I think I seek them out subconsciously and walk in the direction of where I think I'll find the ones I love the most...like the lights from buildings and houses that you can see from across the water on the nearby shores. (They remind me of what a mine of diamonds might look like. Only more yellow. :P) Or the reflection of marine lights gleaming across the water. Or the beautiful blue lights they have on the trees in the park downtown. I walked through there tonight. Whether you're seeing it from a distance or are just right in the middle of it, it's so gorgeous to look at. While I walked toward, around and through there, my head was always turned, looking at them.

I love the ambient lighting of the street and park lights. It's perfect; there's just enough light to find your way but it's dim enough to be pleasant and calming. The temperature is perfect right now too. I never get cold or warm except usually near the end of my walk I'll want to take my gloves off. But the air is crisp enough to keep me feeling refreshed the entire time and feels so good on my face.

I wonder if I'll be able to go out at night like this at my new place. The neighbourhood around the house seems pretty quiet in the evening and is just a bunch of rich(er) people's houses, so I imagine going around the block won't hurt, but I'll have to feel it out once I'm there. I know I'll miss being able to walk at night if I can't. I've grown kind of fond of it, even though I've only done it a few times now. But I think I'll be in a regular habit of doing it now since I've realized how much I really do love it.

Not too much to report today in terms of thoughts and feelings. Things are always...going...but it's not always necessary to relay my thoughts day to day when it's about the same thing I was thinking about yesterday. Stuff always goes round and round my head, making its usual annoying roundabouts up there...but there are no new major ideas as of yet. As for this very moment? Well, right now I feel calm, and I suppose that's a good thing.

I think that's a good place to end off for tonight.

xoxo,

Me <3