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Out under the open sky. It makes my heart sing. Today’s adventure was ski exploring the Rainbow Gullies.We’re two for two for sunsets. I’m liking this trend. Especially hiking to high places to watch the sunset. It’s working for me.Today we ended our adventurous day with a @rootsrantsroars winter #MyFoodHike from @chinchedmeats. We had a super-east contactless pick-up and we were off to find a picnic with a view. We decided to hike up to the Princes Ridge over looking Conception Bay and Bell Island. The WSW wind was brisk on our faces so we found a sweet spot tucked in the woods to enjoy our picnic treats. We unwrapped a selection of Chinced meats and condiments and dug in. We braved the wind to take in the sunset and then hiked back down. Returning home, we had picnic 2.0 paired with @bannermanbrewingco Drive True and Georgetown Bakery bread. A fine celebration of yummy foods, good views, and some fine memories all packaged up in a backpack. Winter #MyFoodHike packs are available for tomorrow and next Thursday through Sunday. Get ‘em while their cold!Sending some weekend love your way. How will your spend this precious time? Looking forward to some outdoor trail action today and tomorrow...the only question remains...hike, bike, ski, snowshoe or e) all of the above? Let me know what you’re at-webcam compare notes.Where will your path lead you this weekend? What trails will you follow? Which vistas will invite you? Where will you wander to wonder? Adventures await...The sky said, “I’m feeling a bit blue today.” The tree answered, “It’s okay, I have the strength today to hold you up.” I stood and listened quietly.TA’s Facebook Page
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Visual Soliloquy #684 The ratio of We’s to I’s is the best indicator of the development of a team…
The ratio of We’s to I’s is the best indicator of the development of a team. ~Lewis B. Ergen
Visual Soliloquy #683 Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest…
Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest. ~Lady Bird Johnson
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Visual Soliloquy #682 To heal is to touch with love that which we previously touched with fear…
To heal is to touch with love that which we previously touched with fear. ~Stephen Levine
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Visual Soliloquy #681 Whatever you are be a good one…
Whatever you are be a good one. ~Abraham Lincoln
Visual Soliloquy #680 In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy…
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. ~William Blake
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Visual Soliloquy #679 Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist…
Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. ~G.K. Chesterton
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Visual Soliloquy #678 Really we create nothing. We merely plagiarize nature…
Really we create nothing. We merely plagiarize nature. ~Jean Baitaillon
Winter Joys
Finally enough snow to get out and enjoy winter!
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Visual Soliloquy #677 It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see…
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. ~Henry David Thoreau
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Visual Soliloquy #676 You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give…
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ~Kahlil Gibran
Visual Soliloquy #675 I am one of those people who just can’t help getting a kick out of life…
I am one of those people who just can’t help getting a kick out of life – even when it’s a kick in the teeth. ~Polly Adler
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Visual Soliloquy #674 Smile, breathe and go slowly…
Smile, breathe and go slowly. ~Thich Nhat Hanh
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Visual Soliloquy #673 Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness…
Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness. ~George MacDonald
Snow Day 6 a.k.a. How I cleared the Back Door
Sometimes mountain skills come in handy in the urban setting…when we couldn’t get out the back door off the kitchen, what’s a climber to do? Climb…here’s a bit of Go Pro fun from yesterday snow day…now that the power is … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #672 Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains…
Sorrows gather around great souls as storm do around mountains; but, like them, they break the storm and purify the air of the plain beneath them.–Jean Paul
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Visual Soliloquy #671 What a person believes is not as important as how a person believes…
What a person believes is not as important as how a person believes. ~Timothy Virkkala
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Visual Soliloquy #670 Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success…
Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success. ~Author Unknown This electronic communication is governed by the terms and conditions at http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/electronic_communications_disclaimer_2012.php
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Visual Soliloquy #669 Teaching is leaving a vestige of one self in the development of another. And surely the student is a bank where you can deposit your most precious treasures…
Teaching is leaving a vestige of one self in the development of another. And surely the student is a bank where you can deposit your most precious treasures. ~Eugene P. Bertin
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Visual Soliloquy #668 Nature holds all the answers – go outside and ask some questions – open your heart and listen to the response…
Nature holds all the answers – go outside and ask some questions – open your heart and listen to the response! ~Amethyst Wyldfyre
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Use Vitamin N to Increase The Benefits of Physical Activity
Want to maximize your work-out? Take it outside…a growing body of research is showing that you will work harder, enjoy it more, de-stress, and stick with it longer if you get some Vitamin N. Below are links to some recent … Continue reading
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I Love Questions about Climbing
Hello to the Grade Fours at Amherst Cove Consolidated School in Bourden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island. Thanks for all your great questions. Here are my answers. 1). Describe your climb to Mount Everest. My climb to Mount Everest was awesome. I … Continue reading
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Waiting For Doyle
When filled to the brim with excitement for the new Republic of Doyle Season premiere tonight, what’s a girl to do to manage all that energy? Go and do the four Signal Hills you promised to Allan Hawco (and 22,000 … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #667 Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop…
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. –Ovid
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Visual Soliloquy #666 The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves…
The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves. –Dalai Lama
Visual Soliloquy #665 So many fail because they don’t get started – they don’t go. They don’t overcome inertia. They don’t begin…
So many fail because they don’t get started – they don’t go. They don’t overcome inertia. They don’t begin.–W. Clement Stone
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Visual Soliloquy #664 There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting…
There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way and not starting. –The Buddha
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