Comfort in a Dangerous Time
The current coronavirus pandemic, as a respiratory illness, has caused me to reflect on some of my childhood experiences with sickness. For whatever reason, as a young boy I was…
Staying Upright in Winter
One of the first questions I’m asked by those who are just now learning about my long-time commitment to recreational running is, “Do you run outside in the winter?” When…
Eyes Wide Open
One warm, sunny, snow-less afternoon earlier this month, I took my DSLR camera and walked to a street near our home. This street is not more than 200 m long…
Lost & Found
Among other things, I will remember 2019 as the year of lost and found. In July, I lost my wedding ring. It was my third wedding ring in 39 years.…
Picking Stones
We have a friend who posts a question to Facebook every day, soliciting responses from his friends. About a month ago the question was “What one thing would like never…
Pain and Privilege
You could say we’ve been lucky when it comes to missing heavy rainstorms during our annual hiking expeditions. Yes, we did hike through a brief thunderstorm while on Surplus Mountain…
Water Crossing
There was a point in time at which Judy said to me, “Can we please not go to any more islands for our holidays?” Since then, we’ve visited five of…
Paying Attention To Signs
Mature hackberry trees stand on the property line on either side of our small city lot and effectively form a green canopy over our back yard. The yard is also…
Staying Together
At least once a week, summer and winter, Judy and I run to (or by) the old pumphouse in Springbank Park. A comfortable 6.5 km from our house on London’s…
Running Water
Judy and I were descending into a ravine where we would cross one of the twelve streams intersecting the Muliwai Trail between Waipi’o Valley to Waimanu Valley when I said,…