Red-winged Blackbird
I spent some time with some red-winged blackbirds this morning at Bower Ponds in Red Deer. Their song was as lovely as their plumage.
My First Marathon
I am invited to run the marathon by my sisters who run the half-marathon. I fly into Vancouver on May 4th and pick up our racing packages at the convention centre and then spend a couple days in Squamish with both my sisters and their lovely families. Even though I take a couple melatonin tablets … [Read more…]
Maurice Sendak (1928-2012)
Touching tweets on the loss of Maurice Sendak a couple days ago: “We’ll be roaring our terrible roars today.” -Timothy McSweeney “‘Please don’t go…. We love you so.’ RIP Maurice Sendak” -St. Martin’s Press “Maurice Sendak.. Your mom has dinner waiting .. RIP.” -leearenberg Also got this great quote from the Wild Thing himself in … [Read more…]
Marathon Training: Day 115/118
Three days before the big day. I’ve been holding out posting this lovely photo. Nipple chafe is not fun, so I cut band-aids so they don’t have to get stuck to a pile of chest hairs. My biggest run came almost 2 weeks ago. I covered 32 km in about 3.5 hours. I only realized … [Read more…]
Alberta Votes 2012
I have to vote today I get to vote today in the Alberta provincial election which in many ways is has a more profound effect on my day-to-day life than the federal government has. The same political party, the Progressive Conservatives, have held power in Alberta since before I was born. For that reason, change is … [Read more…]
Treats from Guatemala
When my school’s short term mission group returned from Tactic, Guatemala a couple weeks ago, they transported some gifts sent by very special friends. It’s amazing how taste and smell can transport one so intensely to distant memories. In our package, we got chirrepeco tea (grown locally), some horchata drink powder (Tang brand), Tortix lime … [Read more…]
Page 3 in the Calgary Herald
I was interviewed along with 4 cohousing friends by the Calgary Herald 3 days ago. The feature article ran in today’s (Sunday, April 22) paper. I think she did a fine job representing our project and values. You can read the article online here or if the link dies, on the Dragonfly Cohousing blog.
Picnic in Bowmont Park
Yesterday, during my 32 km run, I passed through the Bowmont Park Natural Area. The multitude of crocuses, the panoramic view of the Bow River and the Rockies, and the recent arrival of warm weather prompted me to get my family out for a picnic after church. Amber prepared some yummy vittles and we parked … [Read more…]
Marathon Training: Day 93/118
On training day #76 I ran 25 km, my furthest distance yet. I was limping afterwards, but since I’ve been sore before, I didn’t think much of it. The following morning I couldn’t put any weight on my left leg and my left knee was tremendously sore. I came downstairs on my butt and parked … [Read more…]
36 today
… after 11 long years, I’m finally a square again.