Tread

After plugging in the Random Word Generator, I’ve found the word Tread for you this week.

Tread (verb)

Walking in a particular way

Tread (noun)

The weight or way someone walks

The surface of a step or tire

What comes to mind?

Walking. Stepping. Footprints. Shoe treads cast into mud. Paths appearing through repeatedly trodden grass. Tread carefully. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

Where might this week’s word take you?

Take a walk and pay attention to the way you tread.

Notice how you place your foot. Does the weight and gait change with the terrain?

What noises do you hear and what sensations do you feel as your foot strikes the ground?

Is the tread of your shoes leaving any imprint in your wake?

Whether you’ve chosen to tread carefully through carpets of woodland anemones or paced busy pavements passing people, once you’ve returned from your walk, spend five minutes writing about it. Start your writing with, While I was walking, I noticed that…

And if you need some more inspiration, might we recommend this poem about the Bluebell, this one about welcoming spring, Today, and this post about Walking into spring.

As always, we love to see what you come up with, if you’d like to share. And if you’d like to share it in our weekly Note and Journal, please send it to me.

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