My Way of Living [03/02/17] 

  • Globe Run For Home 2011 : Different Year, Same Spirit

    I distinctly remember running the first ever edition of this a few years back. I had just finished my very first ultramarathon ( the Botak 50k) and had gotten wind that the first ever disposable timing chip race would be upon us. Not only that, you could also get to run through the previously off-limits Makati CBD district. In spi…

  • By the time…

    I’m running a little far behind in the last few weeks.Still heavily into delete mode, with 40,000 of my over 60,000 images deleted, or reorganized.Not quite done yet.There are a few things I’ve noticed when I lift my eyes from the computer screen.By the time… By the time I realize it’s been a hour I’ve most likely deleted a coupl…

  • So, where are you from?

    It’s a common enough question, “so where are you from,” that it makes me wonder if we have imaginary signs above our heads that read “newly transplanted.” Shiny, and glowing in our faces, the wonder of living up here must be easily seen by all the long timers we run into during our travels. It’s one of the first questions we get w…

  • March — ing in…

    It’s March, already. Thank goodness for that, and finally a garden centre is open! Hurray! It’s been a long wait. And I know that some of you still have a long wait ahead of you. But it will come, sooner then you know it. This is the image for March, from the calendar that I made for my Mom, and Dad. I love the blue tones in the c…

  • Deep within my Gardener's heart

    Spring is close, and then so far. Our snow fills deep shade, the nights are cold. Frosted roofs dusted, and revealed by sunlight each morning.Buds want to open, branches fill the air. It's a matter of timing, of waiting, of wishing. Of being realistic. The sun shone like May, but the wind still bit like February. * In happy pocket…

  • If winter tarries too long, make your own spring

    Funny thing happened theother day while I was cleaning up some cupboards, and came across a photo of snowdrops that I had taken played around with some textures, and text added that read, “If winter tarries too long make your own spring.” Oh, that’s nice I thought, so I decided to try and find out where that quote came from. But w…