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Rain a Seafront and the Ladybird Loop

The first capture is nothing more than a note of appreciation for a walking spot near home.

This gathered on its own, from 7 catches, December 2022 to June 2026.

The first capture is nothing more than a note of appreciation for a walking spot near home. Four years later the thread ends with a named loop saved for a future outing. Somewhere in between, walking stopped being a thing that happened and became a thing that gets planned.

It starts close to home

The early entries stay local: a note about a spot in Coolock [1], then a short sentiment about long walks from Dollymount [2]. By September 2023 the range widens to Naas, and the note there is the plainest kind of praise, "one of the nicest walking trails" [3].

[1]

Coolock, Donaghmede, A brief personal note expressing an appreciation for a specific walking location.

[2]

Stanne, Dollymount, a short note or sentiment regarding the activity of going on long walks

[3]

Naas, one of the nicest walking trails

Then the conditions stop mattering

A good walk on Howth gets its own note [4]. A year on, the habit travels: a seaside jogging path and park in Suadiye, photographed on a clear day [5]. Then the opposite weather, a note about enjoying the rain mid-walk in Clongriffin [6]. Clear or wet, home or away, the walking continues either way.

[4]

Howth, A personal note expressing positive sentiment about a walk taken by the user.

[5]

Suadiye, Atasehir, a seaside jogging path and park area on a clear day

[6]

Clongriffin, Donaghmede, enjoying rain during a walk

Saving the next one

The last capture is different in kind: not a walk taken but a route kept, the Ladybird Loop out in Ratoath, a cycling and hiking route filed away for later [7]. The thread that began with appreciation ends with intention.

[7]

Ratoath, a cycling or hiking route known as the Ladybird Loop

Seven captures, four years, and the only constant is that the walks kept happening: in rain, by the sea, near home and far from it. The final entry is a route not yet walked, which says the habit is still running.