Started planning one of next year’s hikes.
Category: Move
Adrift
Cedar Lake, on my walk today: dock, brief freedom until trapped by ice.
Sun, Clouds, Silhouettes
Sun, clouds, silhouettes on a cycle ride this afternoon.
My Post-Election Microblog
https://twitter.com/TomPhase3/status/795997055781105668 In 1960, in a school playground in Northern England, boys were grabbing younger boys and demanding: “Nixon or Kennedy?” If you answered “Nixon” you got roughed up. All the boys were answering “Kennedy” so I answered “Nixon.” I was nine. My nephews are eight and nine. I wonder if last week’s election has inspired…… Continue reading My Post-Election Microblog
Our Annual Walk on Fall Leaves
Every October, after the peak of Fall foliage has subsided, we head up to the North Shore of Lake Superior to walk sections of the Superior Hiking Trail. We like this time of year: the trails are uncrowded, the temperatures are good for hiking, and mosquitoes are done for the year. Besides, we don’t need…… Continue reading Our Annual Walk on Fall Leaves
Our Annual Walk on Fall Leaves
Posted Our Annual Walk on Fall Leaves.
Church Bells
Church bells outside a steeple: spotted on our run around Lake of the Isles this morning.
Walking in the Company of Crows
Jigokudani (Hell Valley), Shikotsu-Toya National Park Between flights at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport I noticed a comment on my Beyond the Narrow Road to the Deep North blog post. The writer recommended a book, Ainu Folk Tales. The Ainu are the indigenous people of Hokkaido. Much of their culture is handed down verbally from generation to generation…… Continue reading Walking in the Company of Crows
Back on the Saddle
Rode my bike to the Wedge Co-op to buy groceries: first time on my bike since early July.
Isles Bun & Coffee
After a lackluster jog round Lake of the Isles, if was time to recharge with a bun and coffee at Isles Bun & Coffee.