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Good day!
A frigid day, but Ill still walk the Milwaukee Trail alone, like yesterday.
Low teens (-12C), light wind.
I still fed the squirrels. I still experienced the world at its most peaceful. And still, when almost home, started to overheat.
Be everwell.
Create your own Art TrailDieser dmliche im . Heute hat es auch in den hchsten erreichbaren Lagen nicht fr Sonne gereicht. Im Gegenteil, whrend der Nebel weiter unten ein gutes Stck ber mir war, konnte ich ganz oben schon die Wolken von unten kitzeln berzogen, was dann zumindest winterlich aussah.
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Good day!
Luna escaping the fog.
Sometimes it pays to look up.
Today when I walk itll be about 11F (-11.6C) when I walk. It isnt the cold that matters, but having the right gear. Then, the cold is exhilarating.
Major breakthrough with Book3, Ch.1 yesterday. Ill finish it today. Its been a thorn in my typing fingers.
Be everwell.
Took a nice sunset walk along the waterfront this afternoon. This footbridge led me to a long jetty that juts way into the harbor. No wind and calm reflective water made it especially picturesque!
There is just very little that's better than a winter hike. Back in our old home stomping grounds for a weekend.
Young springtime. Mill River, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 20, 2023, 4:24 PM.
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Good day!
The deep freeze begins almost exactly when we had it last year, though probably not as bad. Last year, my sunglasses literally froze.
I now have goggles. Bring on the cold!
One more bleeder chapter (needs lots of work) to edit on Book3. Editing is like pottery, adding, subtracting, watching it take shape.
Be everwell.
Foggy morning on Clear Creek Trail.
Early spring forest floor sunset. Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. March 20, 2023, 6:45 PM.
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Good day!
The Milwaukee Trail within town (outside town it becomes dirt). It roughly follows an old railroad line.
Some snow gear is on the way.
At last, Ive no errands to run, but plenty to do at home, like edit Book3. Theres lots more, but I take the other tasks slower.
Be everwell.
Can't wait for spring. Hiking into the sunset. Violet Trail, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 20, 2023, 7:14 PM.
Can't wait for spring. View from Cobble Mountain in Macedonia Brook State Park, Kent, Connecticut on a beautiful 70+ May day in mid-March. March 14, 2024, 1:44 PM.
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Good day!
The view yesterday from the trail that passes beside my place. This is looking north. Its long since weve seen the sun.
Weve warmed a bit. This morning Ill run my last errand (food) before the deep cold arrives, then edit Book3.
Be everwell.
Fire on the mountain sunset, version 3, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. December 19, 2024, 4:42 PM.
Uprooted tree and New Years Eve view of Giant's Head, cliffs above Mill River, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. December 19, 2024, 4:42 PM.
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Good day!
Were supposed to have one warm day, then plunge to subzero. What fun!
Im prepared, & welcome the challenge. I have the gear for extreme cold. Soon, Ill have the gear for snow.
Speaking of challengesI continue to edit 2 WIPS (mostly one). Fresh eyes, always fresh eyes!
Be everwell.
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Good day!
So, its Monday, which kinda looks like everyday. Not that I want to return to a job thatd rule my life.
Ill walk the trail this morning, then edit Book3, maybe edit a little of Cryptic Design, probably procrastinate on going to the store again.
I need to shake things upagain.
Be everwell.
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Flathead Lake, Mission Mountains
Good day!
There are those moments when nature prompts me to kneel, not because Im supposed to, but because I need to.
Meanwhile, my writer brain has fully engaged with editing mode. Thats about my eyes, too, and how they see.
Be everwell.
New Years Eve golden hour at the old abandoned quarry, Giant's Head, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. December 31, 2024, 3:58 PM.
Ich war Fahrradfahren.
Es war sehr anstrengend.
Braunschweiger Winterchallenge 2025
32,7km
2:02:15h
285Hm
16,0km/h
-1bis3C und etwas windig.
Bodenverhltnisse am Limit:
Nass, matschig, verharschter Schnee, Eis, oder eine Mischung daraus.
Sehr viele gefllte Bume in einem Abschnitt, wo man tragen und klettern musste.
Irgendwo sollte ein Pfad sein, da war tiefer Schnee und weicher Boden fr 1km.
Ich verbuch das mal als "high intensity training".
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Good day!
Its that time of year when I see a few people, at best, on the walking trail. My guess (hope) is that they wait until its warmer in the afternoon.
I prefer not long after sunrise. That could change if we go subzero.
Two (short) chapters edited yesterday!
Be everwell.
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Good day!
Imposed monotony is the mother of burnout.
Sometimes, it helps to remind myself of that factlike when Im burned out.
Ive gifted myself a little time each day to work on a different writing project. Then, I switch back to the Book3 edit. It worked. My productivity soared.
Be everwell.
Early spring idyll at Whittemore Sanctuary, Woodbury, Connecticut, March 29, 2024, 4:42 PM.
Airplane passing by09
Good day!
We received more snow yesterday. This month, the slightest possibility seems to yield more white stuff. Its also colder (24F, -4.4C.
To treat burnout, Ive broken away from publishing projects for now. Rotating projects aids editing, but also my mental health.
Be everwell.
Flekkerya in Kristiansand, Norway
Ansteins sti on Flekkerya in Kristiansand, Norway
Eroded trail through burning bush thicket, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 25, 2023, 5:21 PM.
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Good day!
Yesterday was difficult, Everything that can go wrong
Yeah, that.
My mooring lost, Im searching for a paddle.
In other words, events conspired to let in the depression thats been nipping at my heels for some time. Ill not shrink from it, nor deny it, but instead, face it head-on.
Be everwell.
Autumn forest sunset, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. October 23, 2019, 5:33 PM.
My brother Mike and friends climbing through old fields in early spring on the Appalachian Trail near Falls Village, Salisbury, Connecticut. April 8, 2024, 11:50 AM.
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Good day!
It has, at last, stopped snowing after the biggest snowstorm Ive seen here in a decade. Be careful what you wish for, I guess.
I still love it.
No matter the weather, I walk or hike. Even in the valley, there are so many rivers (& river channels) to visit.
Be everwell.
It was a lovely day, and I needed a break near the top of that brutal climb up Level Up at the end of my 20+ kilometer run, so here's a panorama for you
Fairy ring of eastern jack-o'lantern mushrooms against a drab forest floor, Woodtick Trail, Wolcott, Connecticut. September 7, 2019, 3:22 PM.
January rain, Finch Brook Preserve, Wolcott, Connecticut. January 8, 2019, 4:38 PM.
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Pic: Dec 5, 2025
Good day!
On the in-town trail yesterday, the snow falling, I noticed a tiny snowman atop the wooden marker. At the next marker, another snowman (picture).
At every marker, a snowmanuntil the last (they mustve turned off the trail). Each had made me smile.
So, I made one.
Be everwell.
Stately old forest in autumn, mountaintop plateau, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut.