I would like to call this series of photos “Let’s Not Fly A Kite” Me and several friends spent the good part of an afternoon trying to get the kite airborne….with no luck.
I choose to blame the wind. It couldn’t possibly be our lack of trick kite flying skills!
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I feel it is time I share my true oddness with the blogging world. When I learned this week’s Word a Week Challenge was “play” I immediately thought of Stan!
Stan is a playful little monkey that enjoys traveling, walking and playing. He completed the 3 Day walk (60 miles) with me. He has traveled to Canada, West Texas and recently he joined me on a trip to Ohio and experienced snow for the first time.
Stan enjoys the view from his first class seat
Stan makes his first snow angel
Stan falls in a snow drift
Yesterday I visited a neighborhood garden near my office. I wasn’t sure what might be growing this time of year. But it was such a beautiful day it wouldn’t have mattered if the beds were bare. Just being outside was wonderful.
This is my friend Sonya walking through the forest in Northern Ontario. She looks so small compared to the surrounding trees. It seems we are all quite small compared to the overwhelming beauty of Mother Nature.
To see more photos that focus on “scale” visit The Daily Post – Weekly Photo Challenge
Yesterday I completed the Hot Chocolate 15k. I have not been training to run so I joined a group of friends and we walked. We did run short spurts and that certainly made me miss running. Unfortunately my knees are old and I have some strengthening work to do before I attempt to get back at running.
Blogger Joanne Sisco, of My Life Lived Full, mentioned she expected to see photos of smiling faces at the finish…I certainly couldn’t let her down!
Start of the Hot Chocolate 15k
There were 12,000 participants.
The finisher cup!
The finisher cup contained hot chocolate, marshmallows, Rice Crispy Treats, and more unhealthy things. Unfortunately, 3 weeks ago I committed to a plant based diet that does not include these tasty treats….so I gave away what others would eat and patted myself on the back for sticking to the plan!
And now for the smiling faces…
The finisher photo!
Incase you are wondering I am the old girl on the left with the ice pack on my knee!
Today I completed a 15k. The event was held at Dallas Fair Park. The park is the home of the Texas State Fair and the Cotton Bowl. I couldn’t help but snap a few pictures with my iPhone as we hobbled back to the car after the race.
Dallas Fair Park, Cotton Bowl
Dallas Fair Park, The Texas Star
Took a trip to Dallas today to pick up packets for the Hot Chocolate 15k. One would think when participating in an event called “Hot Chocolate 15k” that the weather would be chilly, we would be bundled up with gloves and winter hats….but no, tomorrow’s low temperature will be 54 and the high 72(F). Hot chocolate will not be necessary, we live in Texas!
This abandon gas station is located in a historic neighborhood. When I see buildings like this I think about the stories, the people, and even the products that once were. I can imagine the rotary phone on the wall and the manual cash register on the counter. I am certain the guy behind the counter knows every person that walks through the door and the young man pumping gas knows every car by sight.
Its an era of simpler times, summer evenings on the front porch and lightening bugs by the thousands.
Conversations Around the Tree 