Tuesday Walk

So I am running a little behind this week, but I have a couple of entries banked up, ready to go now!
I have had a slow start to the week, with a little medical issue that needed attending to, so instead of any runs, I have had some lovely walks while staying out at my parents place on the outskirts of Brisbane. I feel so lucky to be able to live in the inner city and yet be able to escape to their place whenever I want (or need) for some bush air and r + r... The rejuvenating ability of nature never ceases to amaze me!
More soon...
L.

Sunday run/coffee catch up

We are so lucky to be still theoretically in winter yet have as beautiful days as these in brisbane! Todays run was a nice opportunity to catch up with a friend for a sunday morning run along the bne river. She recently had a baby and has been following a pod runner programme- she is now up to half hr of running and as well as being totally proud of her, im also excited to have a new running pal! Chatting about life, politics (eek!) and where to coffee post-run made the half hour fly by! Yay for runs with friends!

Thurs run pic...

Some days i think i need to run more than others! Today was one of those days! Things werent going quite right, i was sitting at my desk and nothing was happening so i broke early for an afternoon run. It was really nice to be out in the sunshine instead of running in the dark, especially after such a warm day- its only august but subtropical brisbane has thrown off its winter coat- it was 28 degrees today! Pic is taken from kurilpa bridge- i just loved the combination of sun and shade and lines and repetition... Thats all for now, off to fix my tiny blisters :-(
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Tuesday twilight boxing

View from kangaroo pt cliffs while i did some boxing training with my brother and his girlfriend... Sorry for swearing at u little bro, ur training style was getting on my goat ;-) though on reflection it was probably just because it was doing me good that it hurt so much- thanks! X

My run pic of the day! First run in new orthotics + first run in a while= tough! But glad to be back and hoping the plantar fasc holds up!
L. x

winter cheer

Sometimes it's the little things that cheer you up... sunshine, blue skies and bright yellow jonquils! Seriously, how could these little bundles of goodness not cheer you up?! Dad sprung this little treat on me this afternoon- thanks dad- and tehy made my day!
So, once again it has been some time since I blogged... I seem to do lots of reading of blogs but when it comes to writing... well it's enough to keep up with texts, emails, facey, twitter... let alone blogging as well!
I do have good intentions of trying to get regular with my blogging... for now though it's just the jonquils! x

Inspired by nature...

He may not be the first and certainly won't be the last person to be inspired by nature but Greg Hatton inspired an entire roomful of Brisbane designers when he spoke about his work at the recent DIA Bubble and Speak breakfast I attended. With a background in environmental management and clear passion for the environment it was probably only natural that Greg's design pieces followed the same pattern. Even so, it was great to hear, in an industry where so much is about production, consumerism and the latest injection moulded plastic techniques, about someone whose work is truly sustainable and reliant on nature. Most of his pieces are from found objects, pieces of local timbers or local rocks...
This got me to thinking about other parts of the world where the only way to build is with what is local and indigenous to them... A trip to Morocco last year illustrated this perfectly. Driving through the low Atlas mountains I noticed that each village was a unique colour that perfectly reflected the colour of the desert soil around it. Built from mud bricks, the dirt collected on site, the villages appear to rise up out of the ground, a product of their immediate environment. Villages high up on rocky ridges were red and dusty, in the more fertile valleys the villages were a darker brown that reflected that... Time for more of us to start thinking, using and acting locally I think!
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