Tag: walk
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A walk with Gilligan
Weather in the upper 60’s plus the backyard fence being just posts while it’s being repaired equals a walk with Gilligan to Starbucks and Suzi’s work to deliver a special treat. Five miles later, we have a tired doggie. Success!
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Portland Walk With Heather
To celebrate Heather’s recent birthday, on Friday afternoon Heather and I went downtown Portland and walked around. We visited the cutest puppies at Pioneer Courthouse and walked around The Bite of Oregon to get to the waterfront. We walked by city hall, the parks, and into the Pearl. We found REI and window-shopped their bikes,…
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My Shoes Took a Walk
My shoes took a walk during lunch and took some pictures along the way.
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Mid-October Lunchtime Walk, Part II
Hillsboro is back to October weather: instead of yesterday’s blue skies and 73°, today is overcast and might reach 62°. In other words, it’s beautiful! After all, “There’s no such thing as bad weather; just bad clothes.” So, like yesterday, I grabbed my camera and set out on a walk. I had hoped the soft…
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Mid-October Lunchtime Walk
Shortly after noon, I looked up from my desk to see a balmy mid-October day inviting me to a lunchtime walk. Who was I to decline? Grabbing my camera, I headed out for a clockwise 1.5 mile walk around Hawthorn Farm. I snapped pictures of fall leaves in between kicking and stomping the acorns scattered…
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Spring Walk With Meisa
I took Meisa and my camera for a short walk this afternoon. It’s only 47 and a little windy, but that’s as warm as it’s supposed to get here in Hillsboro today. As a plus, the overcast conditions softened the shadows for the pictures. I’m looking forward to warmer weather. You?
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Walking Home
Taking advantage of my few remaining days having a short commute, I walked home from work today. I enjoyed the additional light, the flowers announcing Spring’s soon arrival, and the flowery fragrance of dryer sheets.
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A Few Pictures I Like
I started carrying a small camera with me. It’s just an inexpensive point-and-shoot camera, but along the lines of , it’s better than the DSLR sitting on the kitchen counter. After all, the worst photo is the one you never take. I went exploring with Ashley yesterday and discovered that our local Barnes & Noble…
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Intel Jones Farm Walking Routes
I mapped a few simple walking routes in and around the Intel Jones Farm campus. Imagine my surprise to find the routes have nice distances of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 miles. Now I have more exercise options. ;-)