Category Archives: Fun

Summer and more (a lot more)

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

23 June, 2013    Summer and more = = = = = = = = = = = “Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.” – Pema Chodron “Wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where I am.” – Voltaire … Continue reading →

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Spring Madness Revisited

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

13 June, 2013    Spring Madness Revisited This is what this spring has been: = = = = = fecund |ˈfekənd, ˈfē-|        adjective producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile: a lush and fecund … Continue reading →

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Flowers, birds, bugs and more

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

23 May, 2013        Flowers, birds, bugs and more But mainly flowers, birds and bugs. Spring becomes more summer-like each day and everything is moving faster. Remember – if you’ve seen this blog before – the pretty frog picture I … Continue reading →

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At a SNAIL’s pace!

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

5 May, 2013     At a SNAIL’s pace! Since I’ve been so slow since my last blog post I thought this would be the perfect picture to start this post. I took it at Pony Pasture earlier this week: If … Continue reading →

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Froggie

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

16 April, 2013        Froggie I’ve never based (to my recollection) an entire blog post on one picture. But I got a nice shot yesterday and at least to me it was worth going on a blog post. I was … Continue reading →

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“The Flowers Bloom Like Madness in the Spring”

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

11 April, 2013    “The Flowers Bloom Like Madness in the Spring” That’s a line lifted from the title track of the 1971 Jethro Tull album Aqualung. I was at Pony Pasture this fine April morning with Mackey and Turner and … Continue reading →

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Magical World/Rocketship Underpants

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

5 April, 2013        Magical World/Rocketship Underpants Today (April 5, 2013) is the 25th anniversary of my accident. That’s a long time. Only a few readers of this blog knew me before that. For reasons I am unsure of, I’ve … Continue reading →

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“Sprint” distance/”Ironman™” pace

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

2 April, 2013        “Sprint” distance, “Ironman™” pace Another quick post today, what the heck. I snapped myself out of my post-winter training funk with a quick one person triathlon. I swam a mile at the Y, drove to a … Continue reading →

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Carpe diem

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

2 April, 2013    Carpe Diem “Carpe diem” (“Seize the day”) relates to the Jim Morrison quote I used in my last post. “No ‘Eternal Reward’ will forgive us now for wasting the dawn.” Seizing the day is how we avoid … Continue reading →

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Unwasted dawns – Maple Festival 2013 and more

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

25 March, 2013    Unwasted dawns – Maple Festival 2013 and more St. Patrick’s Day, the Maple Festival, other spring rituals I watched the sun rise in my rear view mirror as Jim Morrison and The Doors sang “…no ‘Eternal Reward’ … Continue reading →

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