It’s not quite what I saw yesterday evening, but it comes close. Maybe you know the title-phrase. It contains every letter of our alphabet, and is often used to try out new fonts.
What I saw yesterday made me think of this sentence. Jogging through our beautiful nature, we saw a couple of rabbits, chased by a fox. It was an amazing sight, it really was a quick brown fox!
I actually realized that I never saw this kind of animal before. I might have seen it in a zoo, maybe, but definitely not in the wild. Again, my colleague and I, we were lucky to witness this scene.
What a night it was: everything is covered in snow, and we don’t see that very often here. Usually when it snows, it’s all melted the next day. Now it’s been freezing cold for a couple of weeks, and even more snow is expected. Not a few people are already dreaming of a white Christmas.
So that was last night: jogging in the dark, the full moon reflecting on the ice-covered trees, the biting cold filling our lungs. It was cold, yes, but running keeps you warm. And of course I was in good company. My companion ran quite a few marathons, she’s my coach!
What I saw yesterday made me think of this sentence. Jogging through our beautiful nature, we saw a couple of rabbits, chased by a fox. It was an amazing sight, it really was a quick brown fox!
I actually realized that I never saw this kind of animal before. I might have seen it in a zoo, maybe, but definitely not in the wild. Again, my colleague and I, we were lucky to witness this scene.
What a night it was: everything is covered in snow, and we don’t see that very often here. Usually when it snows, it’s all melted the next day. Now it’s been freezing cold for a couple of weeks, and even more snow is expected. Not a few people are already dreaming of a white Christmas.
So that was last night: jogging in the dark, the full moon reflecting on the ice-covered trees, the biting cold filling our lungs. It was cold, yes, but running keeps you warm. And of course I was in good company. My companion ran quite a few marathons, she’s my coach!
Today was different. Almost the same route, but under a clear blue sky, with a winter sun shining on the white landscape. It was still pretty cold (minus 5° Celsius), but here and there we encountered some families going for a walk, and some cheering and hollering children playing in the snow. Nature is so amazingly beautiful these days. One would almost start singing Christmas songs. Almost.
We ran about 17 kilometers today, taking the time every couple of kilometers to take some pictures. We tried to realize how lucky we are. Not everyone has the chance to see this. Not everybody has the ability to go for a long walk or a run. But we do, and we made our senses work for the full 100%. We saw the beauty that’s in our neighborhood, we smelled a hurdle of sheep taking their nap in the snow, we felt the cold air trying to get a grip on our skin, we tasted the freshly fallen snow, we heard birds calling for each other. We were living life to the fullest.
And that’s what we all should do. You may not like the same things I like, but for certain there are other things you love to do. Well, try to do them as often as possible. Let this be my new year’s wish to everybody who’s reading this: in 2011, may you live your life to the fullest!
And that’s what we all should do. You may not like the same things I like, but for certain there are other things you love to do. Well, try to do them as often as possible. Let this be my new year’s wish to everybody who’s reading this: in 2011, may you live your life to the fullest!
David... I am your biggest fan... keep it up!!! Mwha!
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