The clouds were beautiful when I got to the Albany Bulb for an 8 o’clock swim this morning. The mackerel sky was holding onto the colors of the sunrise and its reflection repeated in the calm water of the bay. Clouds like this somehow make the sky seem so much bigger and grander than usual. My… Read More Mackerel Sky (Day 330)
The water and sky were especially beautiful today; dramatic clouds and colors smeared across the landscape that has been more monochromatic the last few days. Angie and I joined Caz, Catherine, Margaret, and Nicola for an 8 o’clock swimmers swim straight out for 25 minutes and then back in. The water became increasingly wavy as… Read More Rag Doll (Day 271)
We arrived at the bulb before sunrise in hopes of repeating the magical full moonset/sunrise swim from last month. The sky had other plans for us. Dramatic plumes of clouds greeted us: gray on gray, light on dark, swirling and changing moment to moment. Sheila, Arwen, and I were swimming this morning and we didn’t… Read More Dramatic Sky (Day 78)
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)
Jenny Swimming 