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Cameron Heights Out and Back | 1 year ago

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8r4d As much as my life should be full of free time, I still find myself needing to squeeze in #running training when I can, so a Friday morning 14k brought my through a couple big #rivervalley #hills with some nice sunny views of the valley and distant skyline.

Friday the 2nd of August, 2024, in the late morning.

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Backyard | 1 year ago

8r4d Kinda just a porcupine sleeping on our neighbourhood fence.

Thursday the 1st of August, 2024, posted before bed.

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Northlands-ish | 1 year ago

8r4d August #longweekend approaches and with it the annual #heritagefestival where I’ve been #volunteering for nearly a decade making #crepes for the French pavilion. But you’re not French, you reply. Yeah, but my neighbours run the darn thing and we volunteer to support them. Once again I was down there a couple days early helping with setup: running extension cords, setting up the kitchen, hanging things, washing things, bossing people around because apparently I’m a senior volunteer now, huh?

Thursday the 1st of August, 2024, at the dinner hour.

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Snow Valley | 1 year ago

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8r4d An outdoor concert and poetry reading at the base of a summer ski hill.

Tuesday the 30th of July, 2024, in the evening.

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Airport | 1 year ago

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8r4d And the Kid is off for her epic summer vacation. #dancedad

Tuesday the 30th of July, 2024, in mid-morning.

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Elk Island Park | 1 year ago

The video… #hike #nationalpark

Sunday the 28th of July, 2024, in the mid-afternoon.

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Terwillegar Park | 1 year ago

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8r4d It’s been a long weekend on my feet, a sixteen klick hike yesterday followed by a sixteen klick #rivervalley #running adventure this morning before the heat of the day kicked in. We made up a route on the fly, but it worked out well enough.

Sunday the 28th of July, 2024, around lunch-ish.

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Elk Island Park | 1 year ago

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8r4d scenes from a #hike

Saturday the 27th of July, 2024, before dinner.

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Elk Island Park | 1 year ago

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8r4d As our big #hike adventure inches ever closer, another practice was in the cards. We spent nearly five hours doing a long trudge around the mosquito-infested trails of the nearby #nationalpark and wildlife preserve east of the city. The sixteen klick loop circled around one of the lakes and strolled through a variety of forested and open terrain, but it was all pretty flat—well, except for climbing over all the fallen trees from a recent windstorm.

Saturday the 27th of July, 2024, before dinner.

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Elk Island Park | 1 year ago

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8r4d I’ve been told that even though this local #nationalpark hosts one of the largest wild #bison herds around, it is pretty rare to see this bit of #wildlife as close as we encountered. I’ll have a story about that in the near future.

Saturday the 27th of July, 2024, before dinner.

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My Big Comfy Chair | 1 year ago

8r4d The 2024 #olympicgames started in Paris this weekend and so, of course, the feeds and the channels are filled with little else. Here’s my obligatory (and heartfelt) “Go Team Canada!” post! [read more...]

Saturday the 27th of July, 2024, at breakfast.

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Downtown | 1 year ago

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8r4d After a #downtown dinner adventure we checked out the Taste of Edmonton #festival

Friday the 26th of July, 2024, during prime time.

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Starbucks | 1 year ago

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8r4d After missing my morning #coffee vibe because of a fast (blood work!) I am back in the cafe this morning highly distracted because of all the millions of newsy things happening around the world and closer to home, too. Sometimes my visits here spawn inspiration. Other times they only spawn tiny sample latte drinks delivered by smiling baristas.

Thursday the 25th of July, 2024, in the morning.

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McTaggart Trails | 1 year ago

8r4d The #running season had been brutal this month between the #heat and the #firesmoke the latter of which is burning down parts of our beloved mountain park town of Jasper as I write these words. I’ve run in Jasper on multiple occasions and as much as I complain about a bit of smoke, there truth under those words is really me holding back the anger of those who deny humanity’s role in the destruction of our fragile planetary ecosystem and then wring their hands as we sit helplessly witnessing the consequences. We logged a 7km run this evening at a sparsely attended #runclub but with the ongoing high temps my heart wasn’t even into it very much.

Wednesday the 24th of July, 2024, posted before bed.

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Long Walk | 1 year ago

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8r4d After a week of #heat the poor puppy and I finally found enough reprieve this morning for a nice long #walk around the hood.

Wednesday the 24th of July, 2024, in the late morning.

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Hiding | 1 year ago

8r4d I don’t know where you’ve been for the last week, but between the #summer #heat and the #firesmoke those climate change deniers got some ‘splaining to do. At least my basement is cooler and I can hide out there. [read more...]

Tuesday the 23rd of July, 2024, in the morning.

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Sherwood Park | 1 year ago

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8r4d The weekend was hot, but at least I wasn’t standing in a high school sports field in a local suburb-city wearing a wool kilt and dancing. Oh, and did we mention that the #firesmoke has returned? Ugh! What a day. At least it payed off for the kid and she danced her heart out and won the first first of her dancing career. Hard earned and well deserved. #highlandgames #dancedad #firstplace

Saturday the 20th of July, 2024, around lunch-ish.

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Sherwood Park | 1 year ago

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8r4d #highlandgames #dancedad

Saturday the 20th of July, 2024, for elevensies.

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U of A Botanic Garden | 1 year ago

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8r4d Scenes from a #walk in the #botanicgarden. [read more...]

Wednesday the 17th of July, 2024, around lunch-ish.

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Square One | 1 year ago

8r4d This morning’s #coffee house writing efforts brought to you by something other than Starbucks for a change. The extra fifty cents for my brew might be worth it for the upgrade in atmosphere.

Wednesday the 17th of July, 2024, in the morning.

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T Towne | 1 year ago

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8r4d An early morning #running sesh in 25C temps to beat the #heat for what is looking to be a 35C day and my planned route thru the shade was blocked off by a police zone in the woods and on a nearby path. Hmmm.

Wednesday the 17th of July, 2024, in the morning.

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The Park | 1 year ago

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8r4d This gives new meaning to the term “field work” doesn’t it? #keyboard #writing #summer

Monday the 15th of July, 2024, deep after noon.

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Riverbend | 1 year ago

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8r4d While most of the #runcrew was off in the mountains sweeping up the last couple legs of Sinister 7, a few of us stayed behind for some Sunday #running in the #rain followed by the regular coffee meetup.

Sunday the 14th of July, 2024, in mid-morning.

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North Saskatchewan River | 1 year ago

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8r4d The girls set out on a solo #kayak adventure this morning, tho my adventure involved trying to wrangle the air pump to cooperate and inflate the darned thing. Hopefully they can read the map I drew so where they exit the #river and where we park the car later match up. #rivervalley

Saturday the 13th of July, 2024, around lunch-ish.