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T Towne | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d After the rain my little #walk took me into #coyote territory. #animal #suburbs #birdsong

Monday the 3rd of June, 2024, in the late afternoon.

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Home | 1¼ years ago

8r4d The fern has definitely taken a turn for the better since I repotted it a few weeks ago. #houseplants Perhaps looking enviously out the front window at the fresh #rain we’re getting today?

Monday the 3rd of June, 2024, in the late morning.

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Starbucks & Code | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d Monday, and I spent some time with a cup of #coffee writing code this morning. [read more...]

Monday the 3rd of June, 2024, in mid-morning.

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Our Neighborhood | 1¼ years ago

8r4d The local canola crops are in full bloom already: I guess using black dirt from local fields to fill the curbs up for landscaping after the construction means that we’re gonna need a farmer to harvest the crop soon. #flower

Sunday the 2nd of June, 2024, around lunch-ish.

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Rainbow Valley | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d I was neither #running nor #volunteering but I did ride my #bike down to one of the turnarounds on the 5 Peaks #race course this morning where RM was manning a road crossing and waving some flags at the cars trying to show the runners who’s im charge. I mean, c’mon tho. I was there about an hour watching the race and another hour cycling there and back, about 15k round trip.

Sunday the 2nd of June, 2024, around lunch-ish.

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Reimer Park | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d Technically we’ve got a couple months until our mountain #hike and backpacking adventures but we we’re down in the #rivervalley again this Saturday morning doing another practice slog with C&A thru the woods. I took them on a winding trek through the snaking trails of Flat Pete where every cyclist in the city had also decided to visit today. But the sun was out and the birds were chirping and the dog was having the time of her life, so all the twists and turns were less dizzying and more captivating. And the ladies climbed a big pile of rocks to replicate a photo of their daughters from more than a half decade ago.

Saturday the 1st of June, 2024, posted after lunch.

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Just around | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d The final day of May inevitably arrived and with it the thirty-first and final (windy) day of my #running streak. [read more...]

Friday the 31st of May, 2024, at the dinner hour.

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Goldbar | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d Day thirty and with one day left in this month long #running streak I drove all the way across town to run #trails with the gang over in Goldbar. We got a little lost in the woods, but in a good way, and ended up doing a 180 flip and going back the way we came when we realized the trail was going to be closer to an marathon than a Thursday run. Everyone else had pretty much had a busy week of running and racing to, so a bit of a slower pace was not unwelcome.

Thursday the 30th of May, 2024, in the evening.

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Upstairs | 1¼ years ago

8r4d Another shot of the #mushroom about 5 hours later when the cap opened up a lot more and right before I plucked it from the soil along with a big scoop of contaminated soil. It was kinda cool seeing some fungi in one of my #houseplants bit I really don’t need it in all of them!

Wednesday the 29th of May, 2024, posted before bed.

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T Towne | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d The end of the month creeps ever closer and on day 29 of this #running streak I found myself contemplating running with a sparse run club (cuz basically everyone bailed) or parsing out yet another solo gauntlet route. I chose the latter, and dodged yet more local construction and post rain puddles as I eked out a quick afternoon 6k.

Wednesday the 29th of May, 2024, before dinner.

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Upstairs | 1¼ years ago

8r4d Wasn’t I surprised when I found this little mushroom sprouted in one of my jade plants this afternoon. As best as I can figure it’s a Flowerpot Parasol (Leucocoprinus birnbaumii) common in #houseplants when conditions are right. For now it’s a curiosity, but I’ll need to keep my eye on it. And no, it’s not edible.

Wednesday the 29th of May, 2024, deep after noon.

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Henderson | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d Day 28 marks four weeks of a #running streak and boy are my ~~arms~~ legs tired. I had to bribe myself to get up off the couch this afternoon and get this one done. Ugh. But a quick 7k finished off another neighbourhood for the gauntlet. And i’m officially done Henderson.

Tuesday the 28th of May, 2024, in the late afternoon.

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J Reimer Park | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d Day 27 of my May #running streak and I opted to head down to the #rivervalley to get some sunshine trails in. Back on Friday I ran up by the drop off… well the drop off overlooks this particular park span between the two footbridges, or where I was down running this evening. My 3k route (x2 out and back) made for a 6k run and an encounter with about a hundred people out walking, biking, running, or riding one wheeled motorized unicycles.

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Monday the 27th of May, 2024, during prime time.

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Backyard | 1¼ years ago

8r4d Chilling on the deck with a #coffee in the #backyard and listening to the quiet drone of the #suburbs on a Monday afternoon. #soundscape

Monday the 27th of May, 2024, in the mid-afternoon.

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OSPAC | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d It was our year end concert for #orchestra this afternoon. Summer break now and time to get back into my solo #violin for a few months.

Sunday the 26th of May, 2024, deep after noon.

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Riverbend | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d Sunday Runday and while most of the #runcrew was off doing a variety of races, a few of us tackled the regular #running routine (and day 26 of my streak) with a wandering 8k while trying to avoid the local race that was happening all around us and that we kept tripping over. We even saw SH zip by on the way to his first place finish in the 10k.

Sunday the 26th of May, 2024, in the late morning.

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T Towne | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d A twenty five day #running streak seems like some kind of a milestone and very nearly an excuse to stop but i’m already committed to running tomorrow on Sunday, and then it’s just a few short days until the end of May so… on we go. With everyone off at races this weekend it’s gonna be more quiet runs with just solo or a handful of folks. I obviously added some mid to my gauntlet this morning as it was. And my route took me down some familiar trails and some quasi familiar side road where I often walk or drive but rarely run.

Saturday the 25th of May, 2024, in the late morning.

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Ramsay | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d Friday is a tough day for a #running streak run if only because A we just ran last night and B I’ve usually got stuff going on in the evening so I need to do an afternoon or even a morning run. Today was one of those even a morning run, so I drove somewhere different and did some loops in a nearby neighborhood to add to my gauntlet. Nicely I got that awesome #rivervalley drop off view a couple times.

Friday the 24th of May, 2024, around lunch-ish.

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Our Street | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d Heres we go again. Is half past ten at night and the road paving crew just showed up to repave the street. Good luck sleeping tonight. #construction #city

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Thursday the 23rd of May, 2024, posted at bedtime.

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Blackmud | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d We ran early this Thursday because wouldn’t you know it but the local hockey dudes are skipping their regular golf season and playing deeper into the playoffs than expected, so folks apparently want to watch it. We did a 9k #running tour of a southerly neighbourhood, the same place where RM and I ran a couple weeks back while hunting for beavers. This makes for 23 days in a row, by the way.

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Thursday the 23rd of May, 2024, during prime time.

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Towne Lake | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d The dog and I are enjoying the morning #soundscape of #birdsong by the suburban lake near our walking route. This morning I tried using my field recorder to capture some cleaner clips than my phone’s voice recorder can manage. The pup rolled around in the wet grass.

Thursday the 23rd of May, 2024, in the morning.

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Mactaggart | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d Day twenty-two of this old #running streak turned into a bit of a local safari. The regular Wednesday #runclub hit our 7k out and back and met a little #moose on the trail. I figured the pouring rain that deluged us up to a few minutes before we set off would be our biggest story, but alas the real big story was a big old #animal sighting.

Wednesday the 22nd of May, 2024, during prime time.

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Close to Home | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d Once again our street is home to some late night shenanigans. Why the #city decided that #construction on our particular road needs to happen overnight in the wee hours of the sleeping hours and not, say, during a sane time when they’re not waking us all up, is beyond me. Yet, here we are… and no, this is not minor roadwork. They are ripping up sheets of asphalt with a backhoe and heavy equipment, likely looking to repave soon (by which I mean around 3am!)

Tuesday the 21st of May, 2024, well after bedtime.

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T-Towne | 1¼ years ago

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8r4d On day 21 of my #running streak I yet again found myself knocking of some streets in T Towne, winding and looping and crossing of a list of connectors I’d missed on my previous go rounds. There was the threat of rain but the air is a bit warmer.

Tuesday the 21st of May, 2024, in the late afternoon.