Category Archives: walk

Let’s give 2020 the boot, shall we?

After lots of fits and starts, in a year like no other, I am happy to tell you I am closing out the year with 1,320 miles/2,124 kilometers walked in 2020. That is 65 miles/104 kilometers over and above my … Continue reading

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Hmm – does that fur coat REALLY keep you warm?

Winter had still not arrived on the day I took this walk at Council Point Park. But you could have fooled me – it was gray, gloomy and very cold. This was Saturday, December 19th and I’d not been to … Continue reading

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Embracing the four seasons at Council Point Park.

The Winter Solstice arrives today at 5:02 a.m., just as this post is publishing. As my long-time followers know, Winter is my least-favorite season. I dislike driving in the ice and snow just as much as I dislike walking in … Continue reading

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Sharin’ the love and a little …

… trail mix. As you know from prior posts, I met my walking goal (1,255 miles/2,020 kilometers) on November 29th. That was the earliest ever for me and I really pushed myself over Thanksgiving holiday weekend, since I had time … Continue reading

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The Safe Haven Tree.

We all agree that 2020 is like no other year, unless, of course, you were around for the 1918 influenza pandemic, but let’s not go there. It is nine months since “lockdown” and “social distancing” suddenly infiltrated our vocabulary and … Continue reading

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It’s all about the numbers sometimes …

… and November was a month of mind-numbing numbers. Most of us soon grew weary of endless remarks about counts and recounts because the vote tallies were wrong. Here in Michigan we were immersed in that kerfuffle as well. But … Continue reading

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I wore out my shoes (and myself too)!

I walked my socks off this weekend and pushed myself to the max, including Thursday when I did my first 10K walk, albeit virtually. More about that event when I get the shirt and finishing medal. On Thanksgiving Day, the … Continue reading

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Friday Frivolity.

I thought I’d dust off “Friday Frivolity” as it has been way too long and we need a smile. It’s been a few weeks of weather weirdness – we had Summer, Fall and Winter-like conditions cycling through and finally Fall … Continue reading

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Wow! A Canada Goose convention.

Unlike we humans in this year 2020, our fine-feathered friends, a/k/a Canada Geese, are free to congregate, break bread … er, graze, just as much as they want. They don’t follow any social distancing guidelines, and, if they decide to … Continue reading

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Ruffled feathers.

Ruffled feathers … now there’s an expression that means “to upset or offend people” … or perhaps describe a seagull with feathers all aflutter. Well, I could very easily have turned this post into a topic about discontent, because, as … Continue reading

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