The storm approaches
Posted: October 28, 2012 Filed under: 365 Meditation Challenge, Air, Bicycle Adventures, Digital Art, Earth, home, nature, Photography, pond, Quotes, Spirit, water, weather | Tags: Akron, autumn, clouds, cycling, fall foliage, Frankenstorm, Hurricane Sandy, MaidinSun Photography, nature, Outdoors, pond, quotes, rain, Susan Ertz, trees, water, weather 20 Comments
(Pumpkin decorations added in Picmonkey.)
The so-called Frankenstorm, Hurricane Sandy, is on its way. We’ve already had quite a bit of rain from the cold front moving through, although it’s hard to tell now where the rain is originating. It’s currently moving north and west (or coming from the south and east), along with occasional gusty winds. Perhaps some of Sandy’s outer bands are already here.
On the Towpath Trail
Posted: October 27, 2012 Filed under: 365 Meditation Challenge, Adventures in art, Adventures in Life, Air, Autumn, Bicycle Adventures, Digital Art, Earth, exercise, internet, Local Tourists, nature, Photography, pond, Quotes, Spirit, water, weather | Tags: Akron, autumn, cycling, Emily Dickinson, Halloween, Humbert Wolfe, MaidinSun Photography, nature, Outdoors, Photography, pond, quotes, reflections, Towpath Trail, trees, water, weather, William Motherwell 37 Comments
In the spirit of Halloween, I thought I’d have a little fun with the photos I took on yesterday’s bike ride. I started my ride in Akron and ended in Peninsula where I caught the train back to Akron. It was a good ride. Almost 14 miles when all was said and done. I did get a bit chilled out there. The temperature, close to 70 when I started, dropped about 15 degrees while I was riding. My fingers and toes were numb when I finished. It felt good to sit by the heater on the train and thaw out.
At the center of your being
Posted: September 26, 2012 Filed under: 365 Meditation Challenge, beginnings, Bicycle Adventures, Earth, Fire, home, Meditation, Mindfulness, NaBloPoMo, nature, Outside of comfort zone, Photography, Quotes, Spirit | Tags: Akron, BlogHer, cycling, Lao Tzu, MaidinSun Photography, meditation, NaBloPoMo, nature, October, Outdoors, Photography, quotes, Summer, trees, woods 37 Comments
At the center of your being
you have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know what you want.~ Lao Tzu
Solitary
Posted: September 25, 2012 Filed under: 365 Meditation Challenge, Adventures in Life, Air, Autumn, Bicycle Adventures, Earth, exercise, family, Fire, home, Local Tourists, Mindfulness, nature, Photography, pond, Quotes, Spirit, Summer, Walking, water, weather | Tags: Akron, Alice Koller, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, autumn, cycling, fall foliage, flowers, MaidinSun Photography, nature, Outdoors, Photography, pond, Rabbi Nachman, Solitude, Summer, trees, water, weather, wildflowers, woods, WP Weekly Photo Challenge 45 Comments
Solitary
Grant me the ability to be alone; may it be my way every day
to go outdoors among the trees and grasses,
among all growing things, and there may I be alone,
to talk with the one that I belong to.~ Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlav
A lovely weekend
Posted: September 16, 2012 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Adventures in art, Adventures in Life, Air, Bicycle Adventures, Critters, Digital Art, Earth, Fire, food, garden, gardening, Harvest, health, home, Local Tourists, nature, Photography, Spirit, Summer, Walking, water, weather | Tags: 69 Taps, Akron, clouds, cycling, food, garden, MaidinSun Photography, nature, Ohio & Erie Canal, Outdoors, Photography, Summer, sunset, The Lockview, Towpath Trail, water, weather 28 Comments
Somewhere on the Towpath Trail.
We were blessed with beautiful weather this weekend. M and I talked about going up to Cleveland for the Ingenuity Festival, but decided we had too much to do to take the hour trip up (and hour trip back). Maybe next year we’ll make it.
One of those days
Posted: July 31, 2012 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Adventures in Life, Bicycle Adventures, Critters, Digital Art, Earth, Fire, home, Local Tourists, nature, Photography, Spirit, Summer, water, weather | Tags: Akron, birds, cycling, duck, flowers, MaidinSun Photography, nature, Outdoors, Photography, reflections, Summer, Towpath Trail, water, water lilies, weather, whingeing 34 Comments
You probably know how this goes. You get up in the morning and at first everything seems okay, and then you realize everything isn’t okay. It started with the central air conditioning. It had been running all night, non-stop, and yet the house didn’t feel particularly cool. It refused to turn off when I lowered the temperature. Long story, short, an expert had to be called in to get it working again. Naturally this happens as the weather is heating up again.
Sunday signage
Posted: July 15, 2012 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Bicycle Adventures, Critters, Earth, Fire, home, nature, Photography, pond, Spirit, Summer, Sunday signage, Walking, wandering, water, weather | Tags: Akron, cycling, flowers, Muskrat, nature, Outdoors, Photography, pond, rain, reflections, Summer, Sunday signage, Towpath Trail, water, weather, wildflowers 38 Comments
Sign on the restroom/washroom building by the Towpath Trail.
I’ve never before seen a sign warning about the dangers of using the loo. I’d hate to be in there when that alarm goes off.
Life in the Bogs 