Backyard Projects : Sandy’s Effects on the Bay Beach

Going for a walk the night after Sandy hit, the beach at Little Peconic Bay had changed. Instead of erosion, it added quite an amount more of sand. It felt like a new dune section was in creation over night. It was a challenge not having a tripod. Holding my breath each time and bracing […]

Backyard Project: My Neighbor Al

  I admire Al’s true passion for flying his paraglider when ever he can, low temperatures certainly do not hold him back. The right amount of wind can make it challenging to start, but once off the ground with a birds eye perspective, he sees the beauty of nature that surrounds us out here. Doing […]

Barefoot Running: Snow

  I’ve been wanting to try barefoot running in the snow, and this past weekend we had the only real snow all winter. Okay, I kind of chickened out and went minimalist…with socks …  I just love when a blanket of snow reduces all the clutter. It really helps NYC, but even the nature out here […]

Barefoot Running: End of Autumn

  Two weeks ago I accidentally did my longest barefoot run, over two hours on the ocean beach. Timing and the endurance of a dear friend of mine lead me to see where I can take it. I was sore and have to admit to walking short stretches, since that sand worked the tiniest muscle […]

Backyard Project IV: Barefoot Running

On a personal note, I had to try this out having been exposed to all these barefoot/minimal running projects. This is the morning after our first nor’easter. It’s my third weekend running barefoot and I absolutely dig it! At first I was a little bit worried about the weather. Not only do my feet feel alive and […]

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