Photos from Daily Walks Part 2 (2020 Countdown 19 of 31)

FOR Day 19 of 31 of the countdown to 2020 – I have more photos from “Walking out 2020” (Go here to read about this goal and go here to see Part 1 of photos from daily walks). 

 

Today’s photos are all from the Richmond, Virginia Slave Trail, which runs along the James River.  This trail is a dense, tree-lined walking trail that chronicles the history of the trade of enslaved people  from Africa to Virginia until 1775, and away from Virginia, especially Richmond, to other locations in the Americas until 1865. Go here for more info.

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Boat Ramp- whispering of the 1950s

Old yellow Rails

Virginia Trees

bridges and under the highway

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The trail coincides with Ancarrow’s landing (info here).

Mr. Ancarrow was pivotal in helping to clean up the James River during the 1950s through 1970s. And this sign was made by the Boyscouts. They were pivotal in helping making signs to showcase Ancarrow’s efforts and help us remember that people can make a difference with activism and outreach.

My favorite photo from this walk. The variety of trees here in Virginia still amaze me. I do not “LOVE” all aspects of Virginia (been here a while but you know how it is when you move around a bunch – always a little displaced and you tend to like some places less or more than others) and Virginia does have some beautiful trees. 

I joined the NANOWRIMO (national novel writing month) this past November. I reached my word count (50,000 words) but did not really enjoy the experience. Partly because I think there is a certain mode you get into when “daily word count” matters more than the quality of what you are writing. Also, I am coming away from almost three years of writing flash fiction, which involves heavy editing and making every word count. So for Nanowrimo, I would whip out 2,000 words in a sitting and it would be a little blah. …. Maybe some people whip out High word counts and it is meaty and dense, but not so much for me.  In contrast – when I am writing flash fiction it could take the same time To draft 100 words As it did to whip out 2,000 words – because in flash we pound out every sentence and every word (or we should pound it out – some folks are sloppy with their flash fiction and in my humble opinion – I can tell who fleshes out each word and who pounds out the sentences – some folks think they are better at it than they are – and some do not realize how great they are… such is life…). So anyhow, writing for high word count was a new approach and I found that in order to reach a certain daily word goal  – it helped if I became long winded about setting or action. That leads me to this photo here. This photo inspired me for an idea with action in my story. This photo was taken during the quieter part of our walk and I guess I was thinking of “Shawshank Redemption”  and Andy’s escape. Also, this was still part of the slave trail and I felt slightly haunted by the feet that treaded this trail before me. So later, when I reached my word count on this day – this photo is what helped get me there. 

So Much to see… and thank you for joining me…. 🙂 

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Wishing you a wonderful day. 

 

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