It's the end of Phase 1! A base has been built 🙂 I must say I am very happy with the training plan provided because I have really not felt terribly sore or tired yet. The mileage increase has been very gradual and the emphasis on cross training and strength have been perfect. This week,... Continue Reading →
Afternoon walk at work
A task in my Happify track this week was the Walk of Inspiration: Take a meditative walk in a place that always inspires your best ideas. It could be a busy street, a hiking trail, or even the mall. (Hey, great ideas can come from anywhere.) Walk slowly at first, with eyes on the ground.... Continue Reading →
La Jolla Cove
I don't mean to only post updates on Sundays, but....here we go again! No formal race event today, but the training group did invite us out for some open water swim time at La Jolla Cove. While they were in the water, I took pictures. Some of the swimmers, some of the wildlife all around... Continue Reading →
Friday Beauty – in the eye of the beholder
I kept it traditional yesterday, but I can't resist sharing a couple of more politically oriented Veteran's Day today - and yes, I consider these beautiful because sometimes it takes a proper visual representation of an issue to get a very very critical point to be made: And one more traditional representation of beauty (in... Continue Reading →
Recommended reads for the week
I may or may not be able to post much again this week. Every time I think I can, something comes up. In the meantime though, what I worked on last week was actually for another site. I'll post it here later, but for now, make sure you bookmark or add Whatever Nation to your... Continue Reading →
Cleaning the birds soiled by the BP Oil
Please visit the International Bird Rescue Research Center. Donate. Read. Watch the videos. These people are doing the hard work and research on how best to rehab the birds impacted by the oil spill in the gulf. Here's some screen shot samples: Further down in the FAQ's they say that they are using Dawn dishwashing... Continue Reading →
Gulf Coast Birds + Blog Post of the Week
If you follow me on twitter then you saw my statement that I know I will not be able to look at any of the photos of oil-covered birds that will be appearing as the oil spill continues and spreads to the shore line. I couldn't handle the Exxon-Valdez photos either. I love our feathered... Continue Reading →
Signs of Spring at the feeder
I noticed the fledglings yesterday. There are 5 total with this one male going back and forth from the feeder to an open, squealing mouth. They are quite annoying when they are all lined up whining for food (gee, not unlike human children eh?!) Interesting behavior note - my backyard flock is made up of... Continue Reading →
I resolve not to make any resolutions
Except maybe to walk along the beach below the Torrey Pines trails more often - here's why: ....just a little further up the beach Sportsboy & I noticed an interesting looking "ledge" of the green sandstone at the base of the cliff & we went for a closer look and I was about to take... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 