Turtle Runner

Run with Lela

Nice run with Lela.

Nice walk-run with Ernie at the family reunion but forgot to make a turn and went a couple miles out of our way in the dark which wasn't much fun.

Did a nice run with George at the family reunion in North Ogden. He's got tons of great ideas and it is fun to spend time with him and his family.

Ran with Lela to my brother's house. He didn't even bother to come to the door to say hi. Oh well - at least I tried.

Ran to Holleen & Jason's house with our dog Lela. Getting rid of some extra energy since my brother David's eruption about me stopping by his house to say hi unannounced. Seems he is extremely homophobic and doesn't want me to be around his kids.

That's how far Leslie said I ran. We started at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon and ran into Millcreek Canyon and then down the Pipeline Trail and out the canyon to the Park-n-Ride. Hope Leslie was able to get a ride back as I was so out of it that I just took off. Let's see - started about 6:30am and finished about 11:30. That is almost a 5 miniute average, which is good timing for me on the longer runs. Amazing what a little family drama can inspire.

Just a beautiful late night walk with Ernie! So nice to just spend time together.

Ran to my mom's house with Lela. Had a great visit with her and set my mind at ease from the family drama earlier this week. Mom is supportive of me doing whatever helps my mental and physical health, even if that means I have to shut out my brother and sister from my life who have been rude and told me I'm not welcome around their children, etc. Limiting my family, I am discovering can have a beneficial outcome of being able to appreciate those who are valued and central in my life even more.

Ran to our son Jason's house and had a nice visit and water refreshment before following the Jordan canal on our way back.

Ernie, Lela, and I did a late night run-walk along the Jordan River Parkway Trail. Very nice but I was pretty tired by the time we were done - 11:30pm.

Beautiful skies as ran west at sunset and returned as it got darker. Lots of different colors.

One lap with Lela. Moon seems to be waxing. Ground a little damp after hard downpours earlier today.

Hiked with Ernie up the dirt road above where we were camping in Spanish Fork Canyon. Lots of beautiful wildflowers - some smelled like mint.

Did lap around the airfield with Lela.

Did a lap around the airfield with Lela.

Ran to my mom's house in West Valley with our dog. Had a nice long visit with my brother Paul on the phone and that caused me to take a lot longer than normal (walking). Still sore in the chest from epileptic seizure.

Enjoyed walking through Sugarhouse and around Sugarhouse park with Ernie.

Ran with Lela around the airfield. My chest is still sore so I took it kind of careful and slow. Picked up a bag of garbage as part of my little service project.

Run with Lela around the field. I notice a number of Russian Olive (also called Oleaster) trees growing out in the field. They must not need a lot of water. I looked them up and they are called Elaeagnus angustifolia. They are native to East Asia from Russia to Turkey and East. The berries are apparently eatable - I'll have to try them. They look a little like Olives (Olea europaea) but Olives are from the Oleaceae family in the Lamiales Order, while Russian Olive is in the Elaeagnaceae Family of the Rosales Order (more closely related to roses). The Russian Olive must not need a lot of water, but even more of a reason why it took off here after being introduced in the late 1800s was that its seedlings apparently survive well and its roots are "nitrogen fixing" meaning that they can create their own nutrients and can brow in fairly poor soil conditions. They have long thorns and striking silver colored leaves.