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Just Brad | 770 Posts
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Reimer Park | 1½ years ago
Reimer Park | 1½ years ago
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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.
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Just around | 1½ years ago
Just around | 1½ years ago
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The final day of May inevitably arrived and with it the thirty-first and final (windy) day of my #running streak. [read more...]
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Goldbar | 1½ years ago
Goldbar | 1½ years ago
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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.
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Upstairs | 1½ years ago
Upstairs | 1½ years ago
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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!
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T Towne | 1½ years ago
T Towne | 1½ years ago
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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.
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Upstairs | 1½ years ago
Upstairs | 1½ years ago
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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.
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Henderson | 1½ years ago
Henderson | 1½ years ago
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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.
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J Reimer Park | 1½ years ago
J Reimer Park | 1½ years ago
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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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Backyard | 1½ years ago
Backyard | 1½ years ago
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Chilling on the deck with a #coffee in the #backyard and listening to the quiet drone of the #suburbs on a Monday afternoon. #soundscape
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OSPAC | 1½ years ago
OSPAC | 1½ years ago
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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.
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Riverbend | 1½ years ago
Riverbend | 1½ years ago
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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.
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T Towne | 1½ years ago
T Towne | 1½ years ago
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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.
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Ramsay | 1½ years ago
Ramsay | 1½ years ago
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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.
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Our Street | 1½ years ago
Our Street | 1½ years ago
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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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Blackmud | 1½ years ago
Blackmud | 1½ years ago
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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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Towne Lake | 1½ years ago
Towne Lake | 1½ years ago
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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.
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Mactaggart | 1½ years ago
Mactaggart | 1½ years ago
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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.
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Close to Home | 1½ years ago
Close to Home | 1½ years ago
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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!)
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T-Towne | 1½ years ago
T-Towne | 1½ years ago
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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.
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McDs | 1½ years ago
McDs | 1½ years ago
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Everyone has their own preference for mid-tier brewed #coffee from takeouts and cafes but for a long time I’m a fan of a simple McDs. As the rest of the country lines up for Tim’s I’m happier with my mccafe brew. Of course, when I’m feeling snooty and pretentious we can talk about pourovers and mokapots and grinding our own beans, but for a simple cup of joe… 1 Coffee Black is my go to…
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Upstairs Window | 1½ years ago
Upstairs Window | 1½ years ago
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We have about 40 #houseplants in our house in various states of size and health. I have a habit of rescuing sick #plants from greenhouses, so many are small and scraggly. This fern was one of those. I nursed it back to life s couple years ago and for a long time it was strong and healthy, but then I think it outgrew its old pot and in a matter of a couple months it nearly died in me. On one of those rare warm late winter days it was above freezing so I repotted it to find a malodorous root ball nearly rotting out in an overstuffed pot. I gave it fresh soil and…well it’s not back to its old self but it’s been vigorously growing even just this past week. One new frond came out s few weeks ago but until about a week ago that was it. Now? There are about a dozen fiddleheads and it’s looking quite spry.
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Henderson | 1½ years ago
Henderson | 1½ years ago
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Holiday Mondays are always meant for #running but I opted for a solo dash around the neighborhood to work on the ole gauntlet. I really need to drive somewhere and as some serious streets to the heatmap soon because it takes me a solid couple klicks just to reach fresh cul-de-sacs when running from home these days. There morning rain made for some chilly air this afternoon tho.
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Sunday Runday | 1½ years ago
Sunday Runday | 1½ years ago
