For the first time in seventy days, I really didn’t want to swim this morning. Some days I’ve balked at getting into the water because it’s especially windy or wavy or cold. And a few days have been so busy and full that finding the time for a swim was a challenge. But today was… Read More When you don’t want to, but you do it anyway (Day 70)
The view of the bridge was vivid as Angie and I arrived at the bulb today; the city looked close enough to swim to. Bright sun and clear skies, the water ripply and blue. The price of such a view was the wind. It whipped around as we reluctantly stripped off our warm outer clothes… Read More Clear (Day 69)
I am trying to focus on my writing today (my other writing) and so I’ll keep this entry short. Today Charlotte and I had a leisurely swim at the Bulb. It was chilly but not as cold as it has been. The sun was shining brightly and there was only the slightest breeze. We went… Read More Relaxing (Day 68)
It’s always a good day to celebrate the amazing humans in this world who identify as women. To the mothers and the grandmothers, the daughters, the nieces, the aunties, and the sisters. To the trans women, the cis women, the skinny, the fat women. To the bleeders and the breeders, to the solo flyers and… Read More Happy International Women’s Day (Day 67)
I’m writing this from my comfy chair in a pool of sunshine I have not been able to extract myself from since returning from my swim two hours ago. I’m still wearing my after swim clothes and dry robe; my skin is begging me to get up and take a shower, rinse away the salt… Read More Getting In (Day 66)
My challenge to myself to swim every day in 2022 is also, of course, the even bigger challenge of writing about my daily swims. While I might not write much each day, there are times when churning out these few hundred words feels like pulling unloose teeth from my skull with pliers. I’ve been a… Read More Writing My Swims (Day 65)
It was a blue sky and fluffy white clouds day today. The wind came in strong yesterday afternoon and blew away the remaining muck, leaving the air crystal clear. Kevin and I drove over to Sausalito to check out Swede Beach, which was on Colleen’s list of possible swim destinations. Otherwise, I never would have… Read More Sausalito (Day 64)
It was another gray day with spectacular clouds, full of drama but not much action. Hoping for the deluge we desperately need, I optimistically signed up for a slot at the pool before I went to bed last night, but it wasn’t necessary. We had a little bit of rain through the night, but not… Read More Dark clouds, little rain (Day 63)
Our most substantial storm in weeks arrived this morning. I was hoping for a rainy swim, which we didn’t get, but the clouds were stunning and the waves rollicking. Colleen, Angie, Kim, and I went out today. The coldest part was running through the wind to the bay in our bathing suits. Once there, the… Read More Stormy (Day 62)
It was foggy at the bulb this morning. I love the fog. I think I’ve already sung its praises on this blog, so I won’t repeat myself except to say that I was extra happy about my swim when I stepped out into the muffled stillness of the foggy morning. Angie and Charlotte were my… Read More Play (Day 61)