Category Archives: Endurance

Unavailable at Amazon

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

23 August, 2015 Unavailable at Amazon Today is my 54th birthday. Because I have priceless friends and relatives, all the gifts I get are priceless. Ev took me out for … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Endurance, Fun, ospreys, Rivers | Tagged bling, butternut squash, david foster wallace, eod warriors, explosive ordinance disposal, howling fantods, quantico, scones, tough guys, triathlon, usmc | 6 Comments

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

16 August, 2015 Summertime, and the livin’ is easy Earlier this week I went to a produce stand on Libbie Avenue here in Richmond. My first time ever, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Insects, James River, ospreys, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), sunsets | Tagged clouds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Roses, smile | Leave a comment

You’re only as good as your last gig…

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

3 May, 2015 You’re only as good as your last gig Or so I’m told. I have had (by my standards) a lot of “gigs” this week, e.g. I’ve been doing lots of stuff … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, People, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Trains | Tagged Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, flying, Fun, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, tbi, transportation, traumatic brain injury | 1 Comment

My favorite place

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

22 February, 2015 My favorite place I took this picture around 12:30 this afternoon just as Mackey and Turner and I arrived at Pony Pasture. I put it up on instagram/facebook with the caption “My … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Fun, James River, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Dogs, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Redheads, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, whitetail deer | 4 Comments

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

4 January, 2015 Happy New Year! I hope 2014 was a great year and 2015 will be even better. My first day of work for 2015 was Friday, January 2, and as I was pulling into my … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Endurance, James River, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged invasive species | 3 Comments

Transition

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Jay McLaughlin

7 September, 2014 Transition This little mid-August to mid-September gap has always been a slow one for me, except for my birthday on the 23rd. This is the first time since 2002 that I haven’t been training … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments

Some days

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Jay McLaughlin

20 July, 2014 Some days Some days when you’re committed to a post a week, you come up to Sunday afternoon and you don’t have anything to post. Some days you have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, People, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Dogs, Flowers, Fun, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 4 Comments

Wooden shoes, windmills and the World Cup

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Jay McLaughlin

13 July, 2014 Wooden shoes, windmills and the World Cup A friend recently lamented the Netherlands World Cup loss. Netherlands was his favorite because they are known for their wooden shoes and windmills. … Continue reading →

Posted in Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Pony Pasture | 2 Comments

Above ground swimming pools

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Jay McLaughlin

22 June, 2014 Above ground swimming pools I watched a finish line interview with a Race Across America (RAAM) finisher from 2010. Among the first things he mentioned after riding his bicycle across America for eleven days was … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Rivers | Tagged bryan park, Cliff Swallows, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, RAAM, Race Across America, Rivers | 2 Comments

Darn his hide!

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Jay McLaughlin

15 June, 2014 Darn his hide! At my grandfather’s funeral in 1980 one of his buddies said “We miss old Jimmy, darn his hide!” Today is the second Father’s Day since my dad died in … Continue reading →

Posted in Endurance, Fun, People, Rivers | Tagged Endurance, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, RAAM, Race Across America, Rivers | 6 Comments