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.
Create your own Art TrailJanuary 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.
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Pic: Dec 7, 2014
Good day!
I took this a decade ago, yet the rivers power remains, even when cloaked, even at a time of year humans think of as dead.
Nature is never dead.
To believe so is for us to forget what living is.
Be everwell.
Salmon coral fungus, Mattatuck State Forest, Plymouth, Connecticut. August 16, 2018, 6:10 PM.
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Pic: Dec 3 25
Good day!
I took this yesterday morning while on a river hike (they're picturesque in winter with no bugs).
At that point, we had about 4in (10cm), but then we received heavy snow all afternoon.
Who know how much there is now.
Be everwell.
Pink and gold sunset thunderheads, Woodtick Recreation Area, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. August 30, 2021, 7:38 PM.
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Pic: Jan 2 25
Good day!
Actual snow yesterday on the Milwaukee Trail. Flurries lingered all day. It was harder in the evening.
Winter Weather Advisory for today.
Ive begun editing Book3 & it feels great, like sanding & finishing wood. Ive grown to love it.
Be everwell.
3Brennan Falls, NH
2 miles Easy Located just north of Francestown, Brennan Falls is a modest 20-foot waterfall that puts on a spectacular show during high-water events.
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Pic: Dec 7 24
Good day!
Sunrise remains over an hour away, but I can see theres enough snow outside to have covered the grass.
Something inside, some inner barometer, says a change in our local weather has occurred & winter has finally arrived.
Be everwell.
Ganz nach dem gestern schon geposteten Motto ist war ich heute zum beim und wurde vom neuen Jahr mit viel Sonne begrt
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Good day & Happy New Year!
My 2024 hiking year by the numbers. This doesnt include my daily walk.
Hikes: 24
Distance: 162.1 miles (260.9K)
Altitude gain: 24,354 feet (7,423.1m)
Most ambitious Mitten Mtn (summit pics). It was 14.1 miles (22.7K) to the top.
Be everwell.
Mit diesen beiden vom 2024 wnsche ich allen Fedibikern und dem restlichen einen - aber nur ins 2025 und nicht mit dem Bike ist
31.12.2024: oberhalb vom
Dramatic sunset just off the Tunxis Trail. Near New Britain Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. September 8, 2020, 7:10 PM.
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Good day!
Congratulations, weve reached years end, coming full circle & discovering weve ended up in a different place.
The new year will bring, as it always does, the expected & unexpected.
My greatest hope rests in what I dont yet know exists.
Be everwell.
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Good day!
Jimmy Carter passed yesterday, an era of honor dying as an error of dishonor begins.
If only it wasnt true.
After working around the holiday, I finished my novella. Ill now edit Book3.
Our snow arrived as rain, the weather more like early November.
Be everwell.
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Our most anticipated trip of the year is always Big Bend Ranch State Park. My favorite playground. So many to explore whether it is along the easily accessible outside of Big Bend Ranch or within the rugged interior. Full story on my corner.
Walt's Corner Big Bend Ranch State Park 2024 Vista Del Bofecillos
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Good day!
Maybe, in the end, what glaciers carved wasnt valleys, but doorways inviting us to wonder, to explore.
When nature turns on a light to lead us, it has an entirely different meaning.
Nature thinks big, or it thinks small in a big way.
Be everwell.
Look closely. A single clump of sedge center foreground. The marsh gets its first new green as springtime begins, Marino Pond, Plymouth, Connecticut. April 9, 2021, 7:15 PM.
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*pic: sunrise on Christmas
Good day!
Last night, we received more of the snow they forecasted. Invisible snow, otherwise known as rain.
My travels over the holiday drained me, but I feel more human this morning. I couldve slept all day.
A walk, writing, & cleaning await.
Be everwell.
Old woods road in autumn. Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 27, 2022, 3:26 PM.
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Good day!
*pic: South end of the Mission Mtns. I was shocked. Theyd normally be solid white, except where theres vertical rock.
Im settling back in & had a great writing day yesterday after I returned.
Ill walk this morning, then push nearer to the novellas end.
Be everwell.
Index card
New Haven and Long Island Sound in the slanting sunlight of a late November afternoon. View from the Giant's Right Leg, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. November 29, 2024, 2:59 PM.
5The Kofel, Oberammergau, Germany
3 miles Moderate The Kofel is a distinctive Bavarian Alps peak, 90km south of Munich. The unique trail terrain leads to the summit and offers spectacular panoramic views of the quaint town of Oberammergau below.
After the ice storm. Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. February 6, 2021, 4:31 PM.
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Good day!
May you all enjoy this day no matter your convictions. I celebrate Christmas, despite leaving the faith I was born into.
On Ontyre, my fictional world, this would be Beneva Day, the magic real.
May our ability to find peace be real. May we never stop trying.
Be everwell.
Fire on the mountain sunset, version 2, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. December 19, 2024, 4:42 PM. For those familiar with the Giant, version 1 posted last week was from the Red Triangle Trail just above its junction with the Violet Trail. This one was taken 5 minutes later walking west along the Violet.
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Good day!
Christmas begins my favorite, quiet week of the year.
At last, wrapping is behind me, as is baking.
My gratitude to all of you who help keep me sane, entertained, inspired, & connected to a slice of humanity that gives me hope.
Be everwell.
Fire and smoke. Gray and orange early spring sunset, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. April 13, 2021, 7:30 PM.
Gnarled tree trunk, Finch Brook Preserve, Wolcott, Connecticut. November 7, 2019, 4:03 PM.
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Good day!
The main trails within the city are paved. Come cold weather, they used to spread coarse sand. No more, apparently.
Now, I walk beside the pavement & warn everyone about the black ice.
It would seem that Im blazing my own trail.
Im OK with that.
Be everwell.
Rising sun greets a beautiful spring day at Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. April 6, 2021, 7:29 AM
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*pic: Dec 7 24
Good day!
Like hurrying down a mountain to beat the sunset, writing always feels like I dont have enough time. It comes with age, I think.
And too many stories.
Time, we can use it, we can waste it, but we can never save it.
Be everwell.