I felt tired Tuesday night. Couldn’t run with the boys due to knee injury, so went off alone at a slow pace up to this hidden pond in the hills and by the time I’d done two around-the-pond circuits, I felt great. A beautiful spot, a little valley damned up at one end. Swallows swoop around, just skimming the surface, grabbing insects, a peaceful place. Once in a while, humans actually improve a bit of the natural world.
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Some of the best memories of my life are from my childhood and late teens, when I had the opportunity to go off to some places like this. I think the quality of my life has been so shaped by having these country/natural experiences at the base. Literally a sacred well of peace and contentment, always back there to return to.