The beginning

I suppose this story starts at the beginning, like most. It's my beginning and I see it as this...

When I first stopped smoking (after 30 years), I decided to get healthy. This led to a whole new set of quirks, but that's off topic...welcome to my random world! The healthiest newly acquired habit was walking. Not power walking or anything like that, just walking. And I mean walking anywhere and everywhere.

When you walk, the world is quiet. Sure there are sounds of things going on around you, but you can listen to as much or as little as you want. The same is true for the things you can see. For me, shiny things in the street catch my eye. This story will be about the many things I have seen, admired, and even collected while on my walks.

It all starts......