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Avid reader, jogger, gardener, home cook, and NYT crossword puzzler.
Avid reader, jogger, gardener, home cook, and NYT crossword puzzler.
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Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
— Dalai Lama
— Dalai Lama
“Snowflakes are like letters from the sky, each crystal a note describing the atmosphere as it falls to the ground.”
I assumed this thoughtful, poetic, and observant post was from an individual account that I follow. Sometimes science and poetry overlap. It’s from the Washington Post.
I assumed this thoughtful, poetic, and observant post was from an individual account that I follow. Sometimes science and poetry overlap. It’s from the Washington Post.
January 24, 2026 at 1:03 PM
“Snowflakes are like letters from the sky, each crystal a note describing the atmosphere as it falls to the ground.”
I assumed this thoughtful, poetic, and observant post was from an individual account that I follow. Sometimes science and poetry overlap. It’s from the Washington Post.
I assumed this thoughtful, poetic, and observant post was from an individual account that I follow. Sometimes science and poetry overlap. It’s from the Washington Post.
Inching back up to 5k after some eye issues. I’m halfway there, and I’ll take all the encouragement I can get. Strava’s AI is pouring it on today: “great work picking up the pace…..you brought the effort…..seriously intense…..that’s a tough workout….it’s a hilly day out there.” 😂
January 22, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Inching back up to 5k after some eye issues. I’m halfway there, and I’ll take all the encouragement I can get. Strava’s AI is pouring it on today: “great work picking up the pace…..you brought the effort…..seriously intense…..that’s a tough workout….it’s a hilly day out there.” 😂
Strava’s AI notices an “interesting dynamic” in my latest workout. I’m working harder than usual for a slower than usual result. Getting older is certainly “interesting” 😂
#runningpunks
#runningpunks
October 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Strava’s AI notices an “interesting dynamic” in my latest workout. I’m working harder than usual for a slower than usual result. Getting older is certainly “interesting” 😂
#runningpunks
#runningpunks
Found this marker on my morning walk and had to stop. Wouldn’t mind walking this way every day.
October 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Found this marker on my morning walk and had to stop. Wouldn’t mind walking this way every day.
My nature photography is pretty dismal, but if you guessed “black squirrel,” you are correct. Our recent move brought us to one of the few areas of the northeast where black squirrels are found. They aren’t common so it’s always surprise and a treat to see one! This one was quick.
September 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
My nature photography is pretty dismal, but if you guessed “black squirrel,” you are correct. Our recent move brought us to one of the few areas of the northeast where black squirrels are found. They aren’t common so it’s always surprise and a treat to see one! This one was quick.
I’ve read the expression “mackerel sky” many times without understanding. Outside a new coffee shop this morning enjoying the cloud pattern overhead, I finally looked it up - it’s the very thing. “…clouds displaying an undulating, rippling pattern similar in appearance to fish scales” - Wikipedia
August 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I’ve read the expression “mackerel sky” many times without understanding. Outside a new coffee shop this morning enjoying the cloud pattern overhead, I finally looked it up - it’s the very thing. “…clouds displaying an undulating, rippling pattern similar in appearance to fish scales” - Wikipedia
Moving day in less than 2 weeks! The stressful, busy time makes it hard to keep up healthy routines, but my goal is be ready to run the new neighborhood. Working hard to maintain my 3 mile distance! Some recent efforts. #running
July 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Moving day in less than 2 weeks! The stressful, busy time makes it hard to keep up healthy routines, but my goal is be ready to run the new neighborhood. Working hard to maintain my 3 mile distance! Some recent efforts. #running
No cooler weather expected anytime soon so I got myself out to run in the heat this morning. Glad I did; ran about my usual pace for these temps, felt good, and enjoyed a walk for coffee after. Sadly, a malfunction in Garmin gave me an average HR and relative effort closer to a 38 min nap. #running
July 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
No cooler weather expected anytime soon so I got myself out to run in the heat this morning. Glad I did; ran about my usual pace for these temps, felt good, and enjoyed a walk for coffee after. Sadly, a malfunction in Garmin gave me an average HR and relative effort closer to a 38 min nap. #running
Flowers from my early morning walk today. Renewed by overnight rain the yards and gardens are bright with color.
July 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Flowers from my early morning walk today. Renewed by overnight rain the yards and gardens are bright with color.
I’ve never gotten a scolding from Garmin before, but the app is right. Today was tough even though the temperature was only 67 degrees. Average heart rate was higher than usual for my usual speed and distance. #running
June 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I’ve never gotten a scolding from Garmin before, but the app is right. Today was tough even though the temperature was only 67 degrees. Average heart rate was higher than usual for my usual speed and distance. #running
I’m a little too old to run when the morning temperatures are close to 80°, but today was a gift, and I ran with it. Overnight rain made the park fresh and green, and the weather was cloudy, breezy with temperature near 60 degrees. A perfect morning to be out and about. #running #runningpunks
June 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I’m a little too old to run when the morning temperatures are close to 80°, but today was a gift, and I ran with it. Overnight rain made the park fresh and green, and the weather was cloudy, breezy with temperature near 60 degrees. A perfect morning to be out and about. #running #runningpunks
I took the shadiest possible route this morning and I’m now enjoying hot coffee on the café patio while the heat dome heats up. It’s going to be a slow walk home. If you are under the dome too, take it easy on yourself and the power grid if you can.
June 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I took the shadiest possible route this morning and I’m now enjoying hot coffee on the café patio while the heat dome heats up. It’s going to be a slow walk home. If you are under the dome too, take it easy on yourself and the power grid if you can.
Magnets, a librarian would explain, as my children spent library visits spinning around a large pole by the desk. It wasn’t magnets that had me running a 5k in circles this morning. I was in the shade & each cross street was a gentle, up- or downhill for a perfect workout. Coffee time! #runningpunks
June 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Magnets, a librarian would explain, as my children spent library visits spinning around a large pole by the desk. It wasn’t magnets that had me running a 5k in circles this morning. I was in the shade & each cross street was a gentle, up- or downhill for a perfect workout. Coffee time! #runningpunks
Could have been light rain or thick fog I was feeling on my morning walk, but it was not soaking and the temperature was warm and pleasant. This vision of the creek disappearing into a mix of fog and its own misty plashing stopped me in my tracks.
June 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Could have been light rain or thick fog I was feeling on my morning walk, but it was not soaking and the temperature was warm and pleasant. This vision of the creek disappearing into a mix of fog and its own misty plashing stopped me in my tracks.
I’m not the running-to-relieve-stress type. I need a calm mind to lace up and put the effort out there, and I just haven’t had it in me lately. Took advantage of waking up relaxed this morning and had a beautiful, slow run. Cool, sunny, quiet perfection. #runningpunks
June 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I’m not the running-to-relieve-stress type. I need a calm mind to lace up and put the effort out there, and I just haven’t had it in me lately. Took advantage of waking up relaxed this morning and had a beautiful, slow run. Cool, sunny, quiet perfection. #runningpunks
Beautiful quiet spaces from my morning walk calm my hectic thoughts. Finishing my coffee and heading home, refreshed, to take them up again.
June 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Beautiful quiet spaces from my morning walk calm my hectic thoughts. Finishing my coffee and heading home, refreshed, to take them up again.
Candles of new growth,
tight-rolled and pale at branch’s tip -
leaves unfurl to green
tight-rolled and pale at branch’s tip -
leaves unfurl to green
May 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Candles of new growth,
tight-rolled and pale at branch’s tip -
leaves unfurl to green
tight-rolled and pale at branch’s tip -
leaves unfurl to green
It’s cool for my run today, but with the right outer layer tied round my waist (hand-me-down shapeless down jacket, new birthday wool half zip, decades-old flannel shirt), I’m good for a run, coffee at my favorite outdoor spot, and a leisurely walk home. That’s the good life for me #runningpunks
May 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It’s cool for my run today, but with the right outer layer tied round my waist (hand-me-down shapeless down jacket, new birthday wool half zip, decades-old flannel shirt), I’m good for a run, coffee at my favorite outdoor spot, and a leisurely walk home. That’s the good life for me #runningpunks
Common to city sidewalks and rocky hills in the first minutes of rainfall, petrichor scents my morning run. Natures way of saying “here’s rain for you.” Petrichor (PET-rih-kor)[1] is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil.
#runningpunks. Rain will be heavy on my #morningwalk home.
#runningpunks. Rain will be heavy on my #morningwalk home.
May 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Common to city sidewalks and rocky hills in the first minutes of rainfall, petrichor scents my morning run. Natures way of saying “here’s rain for you.” Petrichor (PET-rih-kor)[1] is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil.
#runningpunks. Rain will be heavy on my #morningwalk home.
#runningpunks. Rain will be heavy on my #morningwalk home.
It’s an incredibly clear morning as I take the high path through the park today. The sudden turn to cool weather (45 degrees) encourages a brisk pace for my morning walk.
May 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It’s an incredibly clear morning as I take the high path through the park today. The sudden turn to cool weather (45 degrees) encourages a brisk pace for my morning walk.
Mayapples mark the season with their double umbrellas unfurled over a nodding white flower and later green apple. The flowers have dried and green apples are forming on the plants I see on my morning walk. Far more abundant in the past they are giving way to new plants here on the side of the path.
May 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Mayapples mark the season with their double umbrellas unfurled over a nodding white flower and later green apple. The flowers have dried and green apples are forming on the plants I see on my morning walk. Far more abundant in the past they are giving way to new plants here on the side of the path.
3 days of rain. The creek in the park is swollen and fast on my morning walk. I rarely see this slow, shallow creek boiling and frothing over its rocky path. An indulgent dog walker has been waiting out of sight for me to finish my reverie here. I snap my photos and move on with a nod returned.
May 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
3 days of rain. The creek in the park is swollen and fast on my morning walk. I rarely see this slow, shallow creek boiling and frothing over its rocky path. An indulgent dog walker has been waiting out of sight for me to finish my reverie here. I snap my photos and move on with a nod returned.
On my regular morning walk, I note new progress as nature re-clothes herself in a quiet transition to warmer seasons. Tall, dead stalks of last year’s teasel and goldenrod are still prominent, but the purple and white phlox are new since my last walk, and the white carpet of boneset spreads on.
May 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
On my regular morning walk, I note new progress as nature re-clothes herself in a quiet transition to warmer seasons. Tall, dead stalks of last year’s teasel and goldenrod are still prominent, but the purple and white phlox are new since my last walk, and the white carpet of boneset spreads on.
Sunny and cool for my run this morning. I have been experimenting with slower running lately, making running days easier to alternate with weight training days without needing a day off to recover. But even though it was downhill, I was not coasting from the 2.4mi mark today. 😂 #runningpunks
May 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Sunny and cool for my run this morning. I have been experimenting with slower running lately, making running days easier to alternate with weight training days without needing a day off to recover. But even though it was downhill, I was not coasting from the 2.4mi mark today. 😂 #runningpunks