I don’t eat fast food hamburgers that often, or perhaps I should say I try not too. But, every once in a while I take a dive off the deep end and dig in! I can hear the plaque build[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged White Oak Park
living here in the suburbs, surrounded by wooded lands and parks, it’s pretty natural to see various birds, squirrels, rabbits and even chipmunks. But groundhogs? Not so much. So seeing three different groundhogs (even though one was dead) in one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wish I had my phone with me to take a photo of that sign. I’m not sure my drawings do justice to the uselessness of that arrow with the text inside it. Maybe as a designer I’m overthinking it,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was fascinated by this gap between graduating years. I point out what a grad in 1939 was going through and compared to what I was going through in 1979, the Energy Crisis and well, that’s about it. (now personally,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Frankly, I’m surprised I don’t see more of this. I think maybe there’s a sign posted in the park, somewhere, saying not to use this area to practice driving, but if there is, I disagree with it. There are plenty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Before you ask, “Well, if this huge storm was approaching why did you continue walking back to your car?”, I’d just finished a half hour run. After replenishing my sweat soaked self with some cold water, no matter how badly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Like I said, it’s not surprising that this park can be filled with groups and families barbecuing on weekends, but it dawned on me as I was walking back to my car that tonight, especially, would be crowded with revelers.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’ll recall, back on February 25th a huge storm hit our area and the winds picked up and tore off the front porch roof! A roof that had been attached to the house for over 50 years. The new roof looks[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I especially felt the ache and pain in my thighs as I did my best to run up the hills in the park. There are plenty of hills on the road that runs through the park and all of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As I look at the calendar, it does seem odd to me that here, on Memorial Day weekend, I’m running outside for the first time this year. Even though I’ve run every day this year. To tell you the truth,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…