Got in a nice hill run last evening. It cooled off, air quality was good, and no impending storm troubled the skies. Little different story today, but I have to scale down for a race this weekend anyway. #Running #FitnessSky

Time to batten down the hatches and charge your devices, #Ottawa. I don't seem to be in the path so far but I tucked my pepper plants away in case we do get loonie-sized hail.

Woke up to orange rays from the sun. It feels ominous outside, like the city is holding its breath and preparing to brace. The heat is supposed to be high, and it looks like fire smoke in the sky. This might not be a bad day to take my workout inside, much as I'm no fan of treadmills. #FitnessSky

I've been switching between biking and running. It's been so hot, my running is much slower and feels rough, but powering down the trails on my bike is wonderful. I've been making pit stops at an airport. They have a BBQ shack and you can just chill and watch small planes. #FitnessSky #Running

#Bluesfest #Ottawa last night - once again I didn't go see the band I came out for, the Lumineers, but had a blast at the smaller stage seeing DijahSB and BBno$. Great vibes and so much dancing.

10/10 highly recommend Marc Rebillet. (Warning: swearing and sexiness lol) #Bluesfest

Ugh, slept in today. On my way home from #Bluesfest with ten thousand other people, our light rail train went out of service and we were told to leave and go find buses. Suffice it to say I was out later than planned trying to get home. It's still not too hot for some hills yet! #Running #Ottawa

Got in some rowing around the lake this morning and a short run this evening back home. I didn't get my long run or hike in this weekend so I'll try for Tues or Wedns instead. My gym sessions have been great but I'm not hitting my running goals. Need to get on it starting now. #running #FitnessSky

Cottage watch party

I had lots of yard cleanup to do, then hid in the house with the AC and made pork and beans tacos. #FoodSky

It's too hot for a run or bike ride today. The pool isn't even refreshing. (Yes we measure the weather in Celsius and the pool in Fahrenheit. Being Canadian is complicated sometimes.)

The lights are on! Thanks @hydroottawa.bsky.social

We did a pass on the neighborhood - mostly got the large branches off the road, helped someone get half a tree off their house. Couldn't figure out how to drain the flooded street. Looks like this storm's not done yet so we came back inside for now. Still no power. #Ottawa

Well RIP my power. Also that's not supposed to be in the pool. The storm we're getting here in #Ottawa is nuts.

Whoever is casting magical wards in this area to keep the lightning away, hope they're staying strong. Looks like more coming.

Happy Canada Day! It's so hot. I went for a run like a dumbass and thank goodness I'm distractable and there were cool airplanes so I could cut it short, or I would have cooked. I'm sitting in my pool now enjoying it while I can, but I'm hearing thunder. Lots of it. #running #Ottawa

Hiking day - almost made it 10km. I saw some deer and an owl. #Hiking #FitnessSky

Top 'o the mountain to ya!

More hills today. I planned my route so it was, as much as possible, uphill. It means I'm slower but I love the workout. From the tops of the hills I could see epic storms all around. Also a rainbow and a bunny. #Running

On tonight's walk, I found a box of discarded stuff at the end of a driveway. This ring was in there in a little drawstring bag. Some internet sleuthing revealed it came all the way from Greece to Ontario, before being thrown away. I think it's rad though, will definitely wear.

Short run today after two days of rowing. My biggest lesson learned from the Spartan Sprint is that I need more hills in my life, so I'm hitting increasingly more hilly routes. It wasn't a lot today, but I know a couple of worse hills to try out in the next few weeks. #running #FitnessSky

There's a pair of caterpillars in my parsley and I can't bring myself to remove them. They're so fancy and handsome. #gardening

This weekend was the dragonboat festival! We did two 500m races yesterday, then three competitive races today (500, 100, and 200m). We placed 1st in the 100m and 2nd in 200m. 💪 Arms are kind of tired now. #FitnessSky

I panicked today because I found 'ticks' on my pepper plants. I tried to squish them but they started running around FAST, so I killed them with soap spray. I later learned that they were beneficial garden predators called whirligig mites. And I obliterated them. I'm irrationally upset now.

I've tentatively rejoined Facebook. It was hard to make summer plans with people without it, so much as I find Meta unethical and yucky, it might be worth putting up with if it means maintaining connections. Anyway, this is the group suggestion it gave me to try and keep me hooked this time.

I had a blast in Mont Tremblant this weekend for the Spartan '5k'. It was an extremely tough course - steep hills, rocky, streams. I passed every obstacle except the rope climb but my legs are toast from the hill. Got a nice giant bruise on my arm. I want to do it again. 😄 #FitnessSky #SpartanRace

Tough run today - it was incredibly hot out and I didn't bring enough water, so had to slow it down towards the end until I was just walking. Didn't help that I picked the route with hills either. I couldn't keep my heart rate in the right zone. Still glad to get 'er done. #running #FitnessSky

After a month solid of training courses, conferences, and hackathons I'm course-correcting my diet. NGL kale and protein smoothie doesn't spark as much joy as pizza and energy drinks. Heading out for a light jog this afternoon and I know it'll sit much better in my stomach and (probably) soul though

I have a few hard nos on this list and two conditions. 😆 Peas are ok fresh, like snow peas, and I'll eat sushi and canned tuna but dislike all other cooked fish.