Lately I've been trying to get off my bike and walk more, usually around the downtown area. It helps that I've been taking courses at PSU and usually have a few hours to wander around before work. I'm so used to powering my way across town from point A to point B, all senses on defensive overdrive, that experiencing the pedestrian world has felt at times like a revelation: a slow(er) unfolding of blocks and buildings and streets and people on the move that allows for more micro-marveling. The day that I lose my capacity for perpetual marvel... well, I don't know what will happen. Nothing good. In the meantime, here are some photos of stuff that I've been noticing, for better or worse.