As a runner you are part of the landscape. And as a part of the landscape you hear the most interesting things!
I was doing my Granny's Run (eight kilometers to a Granny's), when two postmen cycled past me, in mandarin colored jackets.
'Don't you understand anything?!' postman no.1 exclaimed.
Postman no.2 shrugged his shoulders in a gesture of helplessness.
'Do you have any money on you?' postman no.2 continued in strict tones
Postman no.2 nodded like a good little boy.
'Well then! You just go out and buy the missus some flowers, and you're right as rain again!' postman no.1 declared proudly.
Postman no. 2 gave him a doubtful look, and I could see he wasn't at all sure some flowers would make everything alright again.
Seeing his doubtful look postman no.1 repeated his earlier statement: 'Don't you know anything?!'
Talking busily they slowly changed into two mandarincolored spots on my horizon.
Who says running is dull?!
Well I do, but it's also full of treats and surprises!
Conversations in the landscape
Nicole Orriëns studeerde psychologie aan de Universiteit Utrecht. Sinds 2001 is ze fulltime blogger en eigenaar van Professional Blogging Services. Ze gebruikt haar achtergrond om praktische informatie voor dagelijks leven te delen. Nicole is getrouwd, moeder van vijf kinderen en woont op het Achterhoekse platteland. Achterhoekse platteland.
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"Don't you know anything?" The irony there is just wonderful isn't it.
This is a great reminder to me to sometimes run w/o my iPod, so that I don't miss the world around me. I like the idea of being part of the landscape.
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