Starting with the walks, I asked my son to accompany me on a walk. After a few weeks of pain in my kneesdue to a bad movement, I am starting my walks again.
We went to a shopping center that isclose by, of course, we went by car; there we walked everywhere, but only on the ground floor. I didn't want to go up to the second floor because there were too many stairs to climb.
The first thing we saw was this area behind the shopping center where the houseboats are located. There are these beautiful yachts in what would be the backyard of the houses.
Some go out for a ride on the canal. This connects to the beach, which at this time of the afternoon is very nice to walk along.
This image is of one of the houseboats that is very decorated with palm-like plants.
The sky turns colors because of the position of the sun,in the afternoon. It makes the whole scene look much more beautiful.
What caught my attention is the diversity of xerophytic plants that they have maintained in the area. For everyone, a constant water supply is a problem. I think that even though it is a shopping center, they also suffer from the effects of delays in the residential or commercial public water service.
My son is fascinated by isoras. Wherever he sees them, he repeats to me: “Mom, this is my favorite flower.”
In one of the aisles lies this beautiful feline specimen. He is fast asleep and trusting; we pass by him, and he doesn't even lift his head.
We passed by one of the stores that sells these little collectible dolls that have always caught my son's attention.
I stopped to look in one of the shoe stores I like to shop at because they have comfortable shoes that aren't too expensive. Just to look, because I'm still trying to buy some athletic shoes that are suitable for my walks. These are just for going out somewhere where comfort is the priority.
In the center of the entrance, you can see a small fountain, which in its heyday was a place where people threw coins into the water and made wishes. Now coins are scarce. The lack of maintenance is noticeable. I imagine they will decorate it in the coming weeks as Christmas approaches.
To finish today's walk, I'll share another image of a xerophytic corner in front of some shops.
That's it for my walk today; my left knee is starting to bother me. I need to take steps to keep it improving, as it has been doing so far.
This is my entry for the Wednesday walk contest.
Here is the link to the contest.
The photographs are taken with the Redmi note 9.
The banners are my property made with Canva.