Category Archives: Rivers

Birthdays and Bugs and UNbirthdays

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

25 August, 2013         Birthdays and Bugs and UNbirthdays A mea culpa – I credited Cappy with the first photograph of my last blog entry, the photo of my family at Shane and Kristin’s wedding. Cappy told me she didn’t take … Continue reading →

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It takes two

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

10 August, 2013    It takes two It takes two people to make a great couple and a great wedding and boy did I get to see an excellent one last weekend. My brother Shane married Kristin in Blacksburg, VA on … Continue reading →

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I get by with a little help from my friends

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

1 August, 2013    I get by with a little help from my friends This week begins “official” training for B2B2013. B2B, a.k.a. “Beach 2 Battleship” is the 140.6 mile (“Iron Distance”) triathlon I do each autumn in Wilmington, NC. This … Continue reading →

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What are the odds…

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

18 July, 2013    What are the odds… Forgive this experimental post (please!). I’m learning new WordPress features. Learning how to insert a triptych. After a fashion. The first is of my cat lounging on my bed. His name is Dash. … 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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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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