Month: April 2018

Weekly Update: April 25, 2018

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I’m moving right along towards Canada this week, from Virginia to Maryland to Delaware. Kind of exciting, those last two states, because I’ve not camped in them before so I finally get to put some new stickers on my US map. Yay! While Virginia Beach was nice, it was windy about 90% of the time, so when it came down to crossing the Chesapeake Bay, I was pretty happy that half of the crossing is a bridge and the other half is a tunnel. Or, more accurately, two tunnels and two bridges. From there, it was off to the races….

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Sunday Serenity: Looking Out

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(Note: You might need to read this post on something bigger than a phone screen to see the details of the photos.) I was walking on the beach, with a very cold wind out of the northwest, when I saw these plovers and stopped to watch them. As new birds joined the group, they tucked in at the back, farthest from the cold. Made sense, as they had been on their own and now the flock could help them warm up and rest for a bit. Every few minutes, the bird or two at the front scurried round to the back…

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Hiking Virginia Beach

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I spent most of this week at First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach, which had some beautiful subjects for my camera. Wednesday’s hike was an adventure in going the wrong direction and yet seeing so many beautiful reflections. Spring is just showing up here, as you can tell by the “spring greens” in this shot. That lumpy bit in the lower right corner is two turtles “sharing” a small bit of land amid the water, and they were both enjoying the warmer weather and sunshine. This is a bald cypress tree, surrounded by the “knees” it has sent up…

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Weekly Update: April 18, 2018

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This has been a windy Spring for me, and the past week has certainly not disappointed in that regard. From the cold northerly winds to the warmer southerlies, it seems wind is the one constant on the mid-Atlantic coast. It’s is one reason why the Wright Brothers picked Kitty Hawk as their base; they learned to pilot gliders well before trying powered aircraft. This was one of many things I learned at the Wright Brothers National Memorial last week. Friday and Saturday nights, I enjoyed the company of fellow Alto owners from Quebec, and we traded tips about trailers and camping…

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Sunday Serenity: Time

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About six months before I left the working full-time world, I was invited to a day-long seminar in presentation. Thinking I had pretty good skills in public speaking, I went anyways because a day away from the desk is sometimes a good thing. I actually learned a lot, and what surprised me the most was that the leaders noticed how much I rush around. Swoosh, into the room, swoosh, up at the whiteboard, swoosh, out to get some markers, etc. etc. etc. Couldn’t they see I was rushing to get things done? So much to do, so little time… And…

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