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A Walktober summary

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Thank you, everybody for having patience with me as I traveled. Last year when I did this summary I was smart and built it as you linked your Walktobers to my post. This year, for some unknown reason, I just left it until the end.

Which is now.

If after you review this post you find I’ve missed your Walktober, just let me know and I’ll go find it and edit this right away. But I sincerely hope I haven’t missed anybody!

So without further ado, let’s get to walking!

First up is Ruth who walked in her local nature reserve. She described it as ‘being in a little bowl of nature.” Doesn’t that just make you want to visit it yourself? Lucky for all of us Ruth included several pictures so we can pretend we’re right there with her!

Next is the Widow Badass who was out and about with the celebrity schnauzer, Bowser. There’s nothing quite like a cute dog walking in brilliant fall leaves to make a person smile. We hope you’re smiling too as you read about their walk.

Speaking of dogs enjoying a fall walk here comes Monkey, a handsome sheltie, who likes to take his mom on walks whenever he can. I think he did a great job showing us around, don’t you?

And then there’s Barbara showing us beautiful sculptures glowing in the sun. Such a pretty place she shared with us, and very unique too! I’m sure once we read about her walk we’ll all wish we had a park near us just like it!

Linda shares with us her walk among the scarecrows that weren’t scary at all. In fact I think you will agree they are all kind of cute!

Debbie, who happens to be Monkey’s mom, took a walk on trails surrounding Lake Charleston in Illinois. My goodness, look at all the beautiful things she saw on her walk! I’m thinking we should not tell Monkey she went without him!

Next we have Lisa and her Walktober around her neighborhood. You won’t believe all the color she saw!

Well, I managed to insert Lisa’s post twice, and so far I can’t figure out how to remove the duplicate…so I’ll leave it in for now. Just scroll on by, people, just scroll on by.

Somewhere in the middle of all your walks I got my own in. It’s been so long now I can’t remember where I took you. So I guess you’ll have to read the post and find out!

Next we have Jo’s walk She takes us to Tavira in Portugal! The wonderful thing about our annual Walktobers is that you never know where you’ll end up! And Jo got to meet a fellow blogger there as well, which is always special.

From Portugal we move on to Canada with Dale, specifically over near Quebec, if I have done my sleuthing correctly. If not, maybe she will let us know ! Dale combines lots of beautiful fall colors with some sculpture as well on her walk about town.

Back in the United States Carin takes us on a walk around her neighborhood with her sheltie Levi. Penny has met Levi in person and she would like you all to know he’s a very good host!

Up next Linda takes us on a lovely walk around a pond in the Armand Bayou Nature Center near Houston Texas. It’s one of the largest urban wilderness preserve in the country, and we’re lucky to see some it right here through the magic of Walktobers!

And Jo has decided there’s another place in Portugal that we’d enjoy, so she’s taking us all to visit the River Guadiana in Alcoutim.

And finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t include Penny’s Walktober. After all she started the whole thing this year!

And once again I have a duplicate post that I can’t delete. WordPress is giving me fits, but I decided to try and publish this as is versus spending even more time trying to fix it.

Hopefully you all enjoy each other’s walks, and that’s what this is all about! AND, if anybody knows how to delete links that I pasted twice into this please give me a hint on how I can clean this up!

I am already looking forward to Walktober 2025! I hope you are too! And thank you to everybody that participated in our October tradition. Thanks again for all your patience with me!

Author: dawnkinster

I'm a long time banker having worked in banks since the age of 17. I took a break when I turned 50 and went back to school. I graduated right when the economy took a turn for the worst and after a year of library work found myself unemployed. I was lucky that my previous bank employer wanted me back. So here I am again, a long time banker. Change is hard.

21 thoughts on “A Walktober summary

  1. Thank you for sharing Dawn! I enjoyed reading about everyone’s Walktober.

    I was chuckling when reading Monkey’s post. He obviously has the same contract as Katie & Penny….one treat per photo! Maybe that is a Sheltie rule for all pet parents. If one cannot commit to the one cookie rule a Sheltie pup is not for them. 😊

    I love the photo of you & Penny! 💕

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  2. Thanks so much for bringing this all together, Dawn. I’ll enjoy meeting my fellow walkers. Have a lovely weekend!

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  3. Dawn, thanks so much for compiling this — maybe next year I’ll be able to help you out! I’m eager to read everybody’s post but first, I wanted to let you know two things:

    1. To remove a duplicate link, go to your dashboard and delete whatever appears twice when you want it to appear just once.
    2. You missed my Walktober! Here’s the link: https://domermom.com/2024/10/28/walktober-2024/ I know it’s confusing when Monkey and I both walk, but you know how persistent Shelties are — and he’s a dog who won’t be overlooked!

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  4. What a lovely tradition, and whew… a lot of work! Good job!

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  5. I hope you keep hosting this annual event Dawn. How nice to read about other walkers likewise savoring the most-beautiful season (IMHO) of the year.

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    • I hope we can keep it going too. I love doing it every year. I think about it for weeks before. It’s becoming especially difficult to find new places…but I have taken people back to the same parks and there’s always something different to show them, so that’s OK.

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      • Yes, it’s okay to repeat where you go – there’s always some bird or critter to make that trip even more special. I forgot to comment on your Bald Eagle you saw on your trip – that was an unexpected treat for you, just like my recent eagle was me.

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  6. Gonna take a long time to get through these … I’m sure looking forward to it! Thanks to everyone who did this, and to you Dawn! 🙂

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    • Every year I wonder if we’ll have people join us, and then it always turns out that there are quite a few! I love going all over and seeing what October looks like in places I may never get to in person.

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  7. I wish I had been on the blogs in October! If I had I definitely would’ve participated. Thanks for sharing these. You’ve given me some nice reading material for my sick day from work!

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  8. Cool collection of autumn.

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