Tag: sunset

Dipping My Toes

On By Kat at travelgardeneatIn Photography, Running6 Comments

While the sub-zero wind chill didn’t dampen the beauty of the sunset’s soft glow on Lake Superior, I did not dip my toes in the frigid waters while taking a break mid-run to soak in the scene. But I have resolved to dip my toes back into blogging this year, after extended breaks the last couple years.

As I ran and took in the cold air that cleared my head, pausing as the moon rose above the “Belt of Venus”, it struck me that Mother Earth was sending up a beacon of hope and light. May this year be filled with more of those themes.

Look forward to interacting with you all in the blogosphere on a more regular basis in 2019!

Cheers!

Moonrise during Sunset on Lake Superior

~ Kat

Don’t Take a Sunset for Granted (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 26)

On By Kat at travelgardeneatIn Gratitude, Photography2 Comments

Even when the scene is one that becomes routine (whether it be your home, your city, your favorite trail …), Mother Nature often has a way of reminding us to pause and be awed, and appreciate the landscape as if seen for the first time.

~ Kat

Serene Sunsets (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 17)

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Minnesota’s 10,000+ lakes create a special space … one where peace and serenity reign as the loon’s haunting call floats across the water. When the sun dips below the horizon, the sky may take on a golden hue, or brilliant pinks and oranges and reds … or sometimes it just quietly shifts to soothing blues and purples, fading seamlessly into the dark of night.

Serene Sunset on one of Minnesota's 10,000 Lakes

~ Kat

Take Time to Watch the Sunset (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 3)

On By Kat at travelgardeneatIn Gratitude, Photography2 Comments

We so often get wrapped up in our over-scheduled lives, with the constant barrage of technological communications and screen distractions, that we forget to breathe and just be.

Minnesota Sunset

While driving north after a commitment for work in the Twin Cities, the sky was increasingly filled with the most glorious glow of pink and orange. I was cruising along the interstate, and kept catching glimpses of it off to my side and behind me. I found the nearest exit and did just that … exited. Just a mile or two from the highway there happened to be a large pond with a parking area. It was just waiting for me. I stood as the sunset took its last breaths, and a beaver quietly paddled across the water, leaving the ripples of purple and pink in its wake. Little creatures rustled the cattails and the water grew still again as darkness took over.

Grateful for those few minutes to remind myself there is time to watch the sunset.

~ Kat

Running the Trails at Sunset (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 1)

On By Kat at travelgardeneatIn Gratitude, Running12 Comments

Hello, friends! After neglecting my blog for much too long, I have decided to hyper-extend as a return effort and try to blog a post-a-day for the month of November! (Nothing like going from zero to 60, eh?!) The whirling shit-show of the political world has sucked me in, following the news obsessively and losing hours to other activities each day, because it seems every time one takes an evening off, another bombshell drops! However, as Thanksgiving approaches, it is a good reminder that there is always …. always … something to be grateful for!

Kicking it off … one of my favorite stress release activities … trail running.  So, fair warning, you may see a few of these this month, reflecting back on my favorite time of year to enjoys the trails … Fall! (Seems particularly timely, as we are now facing an early visit by winter, with snow on the ground and snow flurrying as I write)!

Fall trail running in Duluth

Nature truly does bathe you in all her goodness, and helps your worries fade away. The golden rays breaking through increasingly bare branches, while the colorful rusts and golds crunch underfoot.

Hope you will join me this month!

So good to “talk” with you again!

~ Kat