Category Archives: Endurance

“ephemeral” (noun): plant – or – (adjective): lasts a short time

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

29 March, 2020 ephemeral (noun): plant ephemeral (adjective): lasts a short time My non ephemeral friend Gus and me at Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota in 1991. This picture was taken sixteen years after we met … Continue reading →

Posted in Barred Owls, Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Insects, James River, love, newfaze, ospreys, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged barred owl, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | Leave a comment

Musical blog post titles

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

15 March, 2020 Musical blog post titles I read the New York Times way too much and it’s nearly impossible to look at it – at any section – without some mention of the Coronavirus, … Continue reading →

Posted in Barred Owls, Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, love, mockingbirds, newfaze, ospreys, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels, thoreau | Tagged barred owl, camellias, clouds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Northern mockingbird, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments

Some cars have sunroofs – mine has an eagleroof

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

8 March, 2020 Some cars have sunroofs – mine has an eagleroof I drove to the river on the morning of Virginia’s Democratic Primary and looked up and saw this gorgeous bird perched directly above the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bald eagles, Barred Owls, Birds, cats, daffodils, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, hyacinths, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged barred owl, cats, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, newfaze, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments

“What else is there?” – there is SO much more!

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

8 December, 2019 “What else is there?” – there is SO much more! A couple around my age saw me take some pictures at Pony Pasture this morning. We chatted a few moments and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, buffleheads, Cessna 172, coffee, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, kofp, love, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), whitetail deer | Tagged buffleheads, cessna, Dogs, Endurance, flying, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, transportation, whitetail deer | 6 Comments

Shortcut at the finish line

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

17 November, 2019 Shortcut at the finish line The two people wearing medals in this picture are my brother Shane’s wife Kristin and my brother Kevin. The picture was taken a few minutes after Kristin … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Fun, James River, love, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, red-shouldered hawks, richmond marathon, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels, Trains | Tagged Dogs, Endurance, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, red-shouldered hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, transportation | 4 Comments

Memorable refusals // That tapioca, though

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

10 November, 2019 Memorable refusals // That tapioca, though People with classic autism have difficulty expressing emotions clearly. But they’re good at deciphering other people’s moods, and they imitate the expressions others use to communicate … Continue reading →

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These are a few of my favorite things

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

6 October, 2019 These are a few of my favorite things Dogs and hiking at Pony Pasture on the James River in Richmond are just two of my favorite things and I got to hike … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, kofp, love, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Tecnam | Tagged Dogs, Flowers, flying, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, transportation | Leave a comment

Butterflies in the ground

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

25 August, 2019 Butterflies in the ground Evelyn saw a bare patch of ground in front of our house and imagined a Monarch butterfly. She planted a plant. Flowers bloomed. A monarch butterfly stopped on … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Insects, James River, love, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), triathlons | Tagged Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, triathlon | Leave a comment

Famine to feast

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

19 May, 2019 Famine to feast I went from not having enough (IMO) to blog about last week to almost having too much this week. Which is always fun. In last week’s blog post (Friday … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, coffee, disability, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, kofp, love, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, red-shouldered hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Tecnam | Tagged Autism, bryan park, disability, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, flying, Fun, nature, outdoors, People, red-shouldered hawks, smile, tbi | 2 Comments

Race day

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

5 May, 2019 Race day Today I celebrated my thirty-second year (!) of being a triathlete! This was my bike at Lake Anna this morning just before noon, maybe forty-five minutes after I’d finished the race: … Continue reading →

Posted in Endurance, Flowers, Fun, love, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, roses, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), triathlons | Tagged clouds, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Roses, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments