Saturday, January 27, 2018

Lake Padden walks over the years

Yoga moves in September
For some reason I didn't even think about pulling out my camera this morning when we ladies walked around Lake Padden. I've been doing this trail with the Fairhaven walkers for several years now, and I knew I'd have plenty of pictures in my files to choose from. I got lost in time going through them, realizing that it was January 2010 when I first started joining the ladies. Cindy has been leading these Saturday morning walks for more than a decade, and many of the women who started with her back then never stopped. We come and go, but every month she posts where the walks will begin, along with the scheduled route, and if you make it by the early hour (8:00am) you are most welcome.

That first picture was taken on a September morning, as I saw a woman on the deck practicing her yoga routine. The weather was fine that day. Today, it wasn't raining but boy was the wind blowing! I see that we had gusts over 30mph, making the temperature feel much colder than it was. We managed two trips around the lake anyway, and then some of us headed over to the local cafeteria for coffee. We have become real friends over the years, and it makes me realize how much I look forward to our times together.
A much colder February walk
We come on these walks rain or shine, but Cindy will cancel any walk where there is a chance of ice on the trails. We had one cancellation earlier this winter, but so far we have mostly lucked out with the weather. Of course we always come prepared for rain, but sometimes, like this morning, the rain waits for us to finish walking before the skies open. Lake Padden is always visited at least once each month, and for some of us it's a favorite. Twice around is exactly 5.2 miles, our average distance: sometimes we go a bit more or a bit less, depending on where we are.

I hope I will have many more years of traveling around Lake Padden with this group, in rain, sunshine, wind, and the occasional glorious perfect weather.
:-)

17 comments:

  1. Such a wonderful outing every week. Something to look forward to and enjoy every minute among friends.

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  2. Your walks are such social occasions for exercise. Nice.

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  3. Loyalty as well as patience are clearly virtues. Ten years with the same group indeed!

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  4. I do so admire your energy. It's always extra fun to walk or exercise with friends.

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  5. Looks like a beautiful lake to walk around.

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  6. You are very fortunate to have a group like this. Keep on truckin'!

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  7. It's nice to walk around the lake with compatible people.

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  8. You are lucky to have this walking group! I'd love to belong to something like this.

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  9. what a wonderful time! Thanks for sharing!

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  10. Wow! Eight years already with this walking group! That's wonderful!! :)

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  11. That is quite a long lived success story. Having compatible people to walk and talk with makes each walk different and interesting. Sounds like this group will be still going for a long time to come.

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  12. Such a beautiful lake....so very peaceful !
    It's wonderful that you have friends with common interests, and ongoing adventures together.
    Hugs,
    ~Jo

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  13. I love that you have this walking group. So often I think of you on Thursdays and wonder how the walk went. This walk around the lake must be so beautiful. You live in the perfect place for such walks.

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  14. Dear DJan, I, too, hope you will have many more years traveling that 5.2 miles around Lake Paddan. It must be such a treat--walking for your body and conversation for your soul. Peace.

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  15. Wishing you many more Saturday walks. I am in a hospital room ninety miles from home. Far Guy has RSV. We are in a room and I have not left, people come and go in gowns gloves and mask. Chance is with Miney and Little Elvis. Far Guy is getting better, I brought him here on Monday am in respiratory distress, Now we just need to keep him away from germs. Have fun in Florida, soak up some sun for me

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  16. Pretty archive photos D J!

    That's a perfect distance, walking

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