Simple Pleasure

Canadian duck on the St-Lawrence River

“Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need - a homely home and simple pleasure, one or two friends, worth the name, someone to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear and a little more than enough to drink; for thirst is a dangerous thing. You will find the boat easier to pull then, and it will not be so liable to upset, and it will not matter so much if it does upset; good, plain merchandise will stand water.”
Jerome K Jerome "Three Men in a Boat"

One of the simple pleasures we enjoy lately is the amazing walk we do along the St-Lawrence River in Verdun in the evening. It is only 5 minutes walk from our home. If it is not raining, we are out walking. We go about 3 km towards west along the lower path right next to the river and take the bike path on the higher ground to come back. In the midway back, we drink some tape water that comes out of a stone. It takes us about 1 ½ hours for the round trip. In addition to doing it as a physical exercise, we also enjoy the scenery. Everything is green now. The air feels fresh and crisp. You almost do not hear any city noise on the lower path.