Mossy tree in my backyard
Moni
Posted on November 30th, 2011
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Tagged: moss, nablopomo, nablopomo2011, Photoblog, photography, rain, Tree
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Archive for November, 2011
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A writing exercise that turned into a story about my Grandpa
Moni
Posted on November 29th, 2011
Who is the Tallest Person You Know? The tallest person I have ever known was my Grandpa Ed. He was very tall and very lanky. My brothers all took after him but I didn’t. I took after the Boucher women (my maternal grandmother’s side of the family). I am curvy. I have never been lanky. My entire life, it seems, I have always been awkwardly curvy. My Grandpa Ed liked to drink. We would go visit their old yellow house and he would take my dad, and later my step-dad, out to the back porch where he kept the whiskey. They would stay out there for a while shooting the breeze. When he drank he would tell stories and he would get very loud.…
Categories: Stories
Tagged: family history, Grandpa Ed, nablopomo, nablopomo2011, writing exercise
Running update
Moni
Posted on November 28th, 2011
my running jacket matches the swoosh on my shoes.
I was thinking it might be good to update here every couple of weeks on how my running is going. Mostly for myself. I”m hoping that in a year I will look back and be stoked at how far I have come.
I’m working my way through the Couch to 5k program (again) because I don’t want to go too far too fast again and injure my foot. I’m currently on week six! That means I only have three weeks left of this and then I can move on bigger and better things. I feel kind of silly doing it since I had already worked my way up to 4 miles on my regular run, but whatever.
The plantar fascitis is still bothering me a bit, and I don’t like that. But I’m being really good about stretching and icing my foot when I’m done running. Yoga on my off days has really helped a lot too.
The City of Sandy finished the Tickle Creek Trail and so I’ve been running that in the morning. I am really loving it! It’s nice to get off road to run.
I found a new band a couple of weeks ago and their music makes fabulous running music. The band is Cut Copy and their latest is album is Zonoscope. The song Need You Now has an almost hypnotizing feel to it that is perfect for that state you get into when you are running.
Categories: Running
Tagged: Music, nablopmo, nablopomo2011, Running
Still Life
Moni
Posted on November 27th, 2011
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Thanksgiving Day Hike – Eagle Creek
Moni
Posted on November 26th, 2011
On Thanksgiving we decided to hike Eagle Creek, a trail on the Columbia Gorge. Several of my friends have told me that it is one of their favorite hikes and I’ve wanted to try it for a long time. I was completely blown away by the beauty around me. I lagged behind to photograph almost everything. I found myself alone on the trail while Susie and Raf walked ahead and I didn’t mind it at all. As I was walking along I found myself walking along a cliff that was literally weeping. There were cables attached to the side of the cliff that I could grab hold of, which I did. I noticed that there was a sheer drop to the bottom and I was…
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