It was our last morning at our family gathering in Fallbrook; time to pack up the house, clean up and drive back to Berkeley. There wasn’t time to find an open water adventure so I swam in the pool this morning. Leading up to this family gathering, I imagined many of my daily swims would… Read More Fallbrook Swimming Pool (Day 169)
I’m out of words for today’s swim. I used them all to catch up on the blog posts I missed while backpacking. Most of them anyway. Here are a few: Silky and warm, the water rippled with energy, but not waves. Squadrons of pelicans flew overhead. The sun shone, clouds fluffed, and the air was… Read More Glad for Another Day in the Bay (Day 160)
What I wanted for Mother’s Day was to swim with my girls and be provided with breakfast. What I got was swimming with Hazel and making my own breakfast before rushing off to the Bay Area Book Festival. I actually got a lot more than that. First, so many friends made it down to the… Read More Mother’s Day (Day 128)
This morning I woke up early and went for a gorgeous sunrise swim with Arwen and Sheila (she’s back!) and THEN went to my Lift and Sprint class (finally). I’m in a desperate attempt to reclaim my routines after all of this road trip/COVID/endless recovering nonsense. The class felt good and it was also hard… Read More Doing All The Things (Day 122)
Approaching this milestone I’ve thought a lot about how I want to commemorate my hundredth day of swimming. I imagined a swimming field trip to somewhere amazing, an extra-long swim that would feel like a big accomplishment, but, mostly, I wanted to celebrate with my Albany Bulb swimming buddies. Coffee, treats, and lots of lovely… Read More One Hundred Days of Swimming
I was so excited to wake up to the sound of rain against my window this morning. The relentless drought in California is like a constant pressure in the back of my mind; a niggling worry that never lets up. To hear that spattering of water filled me with relief and joy. Unfortunately, it didn’t… Read More Rain (Day 74)
If I were a cup, I’d be spilling all over the floor right now, so full am I with the love showered on me in the last several days. Kevin bought me these woolly boots for my birthday to keep my feet toasty after my swims and I’ve been wearing them constantly. My feet are… Read More Gratitude (Day 12)
Jenny Swimming 