Category Archives: triathlons

Bookended with buteos

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

13 September, 2020 Bookended with buteos Wait! If you enjoyed last week’s post A squirrel told me my mother was a “miracle worker”, take a second look (just click on it). Go to the bottom … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, disability, Dogs, Emerson, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), triathlons | Tagged Autism, disability, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 1 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

Where to start? Embarrassment of riches

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

7 July, 2019 Where to start? Embarrassment of riches I didn’t know where to start this week – too much fun stuff. I was parked at a gas station near a busy intersection Tuesday morning … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Flowers, Fun, love, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, red-shouldered hawks, Rivers, roses, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Snakes, triathlons, whitetail deer | Tagged Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, People, Pony Pasture, red-shouldered hawks, Rivers, Roses, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, whitetail deer | 4 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

More is better

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Jay McLaughlin

26 August, 2018 More is better I turned 57 on Thursday. I took this picture Saturday at sunrise looking across the Potomac River on Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. There is nothing – ever – … Continue reading →

Posted in accipiters, Birds, Cessna 172, Cooper's Hawk, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), triathlons | Tagged cessna, clouds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, flying, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 11 Comments

Every single person was nice

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Jay McLaughlin

6 May, 2018 Every single person was nice Every single person I’ve met this week was nice. I flew twice at Heart of Virginia Aviation. I went shooting once at Colonial Shooting Academy. Evelyn and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, coffee, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, People, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), triathlons | Tagged cessna, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, high cloud triathlon, james river, lake anna, nature, outdoors, peasantman, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Roses, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, triathlon | 4 Comments

YW84JOY

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

17 September, 2017 YW84JOY I couldn’t get that thought out of my head this morning in Manteo, NC. It’s a license plate I saw, many years ago. Sound it out – you’ll understand the sentiment. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Cooper's Hawk, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, outer banks, People, raptors, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), sunsets, triathlons | Tagged clouds, Endurance, Fun, Gardenias, nature, outdoors, People, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 4 Comments

Birthday dinner – flying lesson – triathlon – pass the buck

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

27 August, 2017 Birthday dinner – flying lesson – triathlon – pass the buck This week, where do I begin? Evelyn and I celebrated my 56th birthday at L’opossum on Wednesday evening. My friend Andrew … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, James River, koans, ospreys, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), triathlons, whitetail deer | Tagged cessna, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, flying, flying lessons, Fun, Gardenias, highland maple festival, hova, james river, nature, Ospreys, People, Pony Pasture, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, transportation, whitetail deer | 6 Comments

Cobbled together

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

25 June, 2017 Cobbled together I was hiking Saturday morning. Sometimes there are no words: I took that picture when we arrived around 10:15. We hiked for over an hour and we were almost at the parking lot when a … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, coffee, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, moon, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), sunsets, triathlons, whitetail deer | Tagged clouds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, pictures of the moon, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, whitetail deer | Leave a comment

I held hands with STRANGERS!!!

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

18 September, 2016 I held hands with STRANGERS!!! That’s where my thirty year career as a triathlete led me last night and Friday night. Standing in a circle around a dining room table filled with … Continue reading →

Posted in cats, Dogs, Endurance, Fun, outer banks, People, Rivers, triathlons | Tagged cats, Dogs, Endurance, Fun, People, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments