Personally, I've moved from gerund to past participle.
I will be landingfuture progessive I will landfuture tense I will have been landingfuture perfect progressive I will have landedfuture perfect tense I landpresent tense I was landingpast progressive I have landed present perfect tense
The unnamed dog hustles in & out periodically, on a a schedule she's established & she understands, to collect information. No bark; just swift footsteps.
Why rake when you can watch the leaves fall? This is a serious question, at the heart of things.
Leaves & pine tags falling, twirling, drifting down are all about light. They glow. Their multiple surfaces flash light, drag shadows. Each was a patch in the forest wall sheltering us from the view south across Lake Chickahominy & the winter sun's trudging, flashing, brief daily course.
Leaving for town ... pass Providence Forge, Toe Ink, Bottoms Bridge, onto the highway, you're there. Trip is from quiet to noise, dark to light, creatures to cars. Returning, it unwinds backwards.