Flâneur ...

I stumbled across a new word; flâneur.   It's a French word, meaning "one who strolls around aimlessly but enjoyably, observing life and their surroundings".

Isn't it a marvellous word ?

I think I have been  flâneur-ing much of my life.   I call it hiking but my plodding pace is probably too slow to qualify technically as hiking.  

I worry that if I walk too quickly I might miss something.  There's so much to see.

Time spent in the woods is both peaceful and exciting at the same time.

Almost magical.

Stopping to look at nature's wonders slows me down; to an amble pace and sometimes to a complete stop.

And since I'm down here I may as well look up.

But I do look down too;

  at least I think this is down.

So ... have you been  flâneur-ing lately ?