Flesh in Hudson

Devils Tower, Wyoming

Devil's Tower Wyoming 

This is just an amazing site to take in. The size of it is awe inspiring.

The tower from my camp site.

Run For Your Lives 5k

With my girl. The best time I've ever had on my birthday. So much fun running with my girl being chased by Zombies!! Angel Food cake to follow. Good times... Great memories!!!

Some days are just perfect

This morning was one of those days I didn't really feel like running, but laced up my shoes anyway and heads out. I nearly couldn't find my trail the trees have filled in so much the trailhead is nearly covered up.

I started slow. Reached the dirt road I run on -- it was as though I entered another dimension. Civilization fell away and nature engulfed me. The birds sang, the critters scurried, the water rushing I found renewed energy. The hill I struggle up was easy. It was so peaceful. I stopped and chatted with the horse rancher. I noticed how green it was. How full the trees were. I began running here in October when the trees were changing and loosing their leaves. Now everything was alive. On the leg home I came across a painted turtle.

After a banana and a shower I decided to spend the day enjoying it. I went to Walden Pond. Chatted with my friend that works there. Then sauntered around the pond enjoying the sounds of nature. The bullfrogs, the birds, the chipmunks, squirrels, and the young people splashing and enjoying the water and vacation time ahead. Men fishing.

I have always loved the different colors in the water at Walden Thoreau writes about it in Life in the Woods. The water is always so intriguing here.
This is looking at Thoreau Cove.

A tradition of leaving rocks at Thoreau's cabin site began years ago still continues, and today brightly colored rocks were scattered amongst the pile.

The views of the pond were stunning! The sky and reflections are always so ethereal.

One of my favorite spots is this one. I love the trees in the water, the reflections and ripples.. today the ripples caught my attention and the movement in the water. The sky overhead and under our feet...

The pond will soon be overflowing with people splashing in the water, soaking up the sun on the sand, reading the latest novels while young children building castles on the shore. I imagine Thoreau watching on in spirit. 

As I left the pond the main beach was deserted except for this one abandoned bag, a towel left drying on the fence and a pair of shorts I guessed some swimmer left on the fence before his swim. It captured me, so I snapped a shot of it. I imagine, this will more than likely be one of the last quiet days here for a while. It was very peaceful...

One of those days that is set apart from all the others...

A day of hiking

It was a day of hiking, or maybe some may consider it nature walking. Thoreau most likely would have.

This morning I started looking for a good place for a sunrise. I stumbled across Shaker Village in Harvard.




Found Holy Hill a spiritual Shaker circle on a hill. Not exceptionally interesting but nice find.




On the blue trail -- Maple Road.

A walk thru the village...








Ruins of Shaker building along the road.

Short hike at Great Hill




Wass Rock

Happy Birthday Sebastian!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEBASTIAN!!! 

Sebastian at his first birthday celebration....

Drove to Maine to celebrate Sebastian's first birthday. Beautiful day driving up with Chris. Arrived a lot earlier than we expected so se stopped at Nubble Light and walked around the rocks and water. 

Seagull watching the people allowed me to get several shots of him. 

Keeping an eye on me the entire time....

Chris goofing in the rocks!! 

When the lights went out

In Seabrook...

My entire day seemed to be off kilter. Drove to Salem to run a 6.66 Devils Chase run only to find there was no parking. When I did find parking it was nearly a mile away, so I was running back and forth and missed the start. I was a bit disappointed they took the start (a chip timed race) so early. So I bailed and drove home. Jesse and Ally came down, and the rain started, so we couldn't do much in the way of fun. They headed home early. The weather was predicted to become pretty nasty. They weren't too far off the mark. Headed up to Seabrook, NH in the snow with a friend who does the sound for the Ozzy tribute band--Crazy Train. 

The Crazy Train show in Seabrook had problems from the get go. A crazy Halloween storm hit the northeast, electrical and equipment problems.  My camera battery, which I looked at and was full when I left home decided to only be a quarter charged when I turned it on. ARGH! The issues were worked out with the band. They played a set, people were dancing and enjoying the show. There were a few really fun people on the dance floor. A man doing pole dancing asked Chris to join him. Chris declined saying "you've got the wrong the wrong guy!" Great fun and laughter until...boom out go the lights. 

I was fortunate enough to snap this with my phone of "Ozzy" goofing with the club decorations and signs. Treacherous drive home through the snow, sleet and rain to find no power, downed trees, and blizzard conditions. 

Happy Halloween!!!