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Walking, Sharon, Walking, Snowball, Walking, Books, Walking…

Posted on July 25, 2025 by mohawkvalleygirl

I went for a walk instead of a run this morning so took my phone in hopes of making a Pedestrian Post with Pictures. I met with some success.

Lots of blooms!

I was interested to note a Rose of Sharon with a lot of blossoms. Yesterday I spent some time trying to rescue my own Rose of Sharon from the encroachments of the wild grape vine which has been taking over my lawn (there may be a good horror story there). I noticed a few blooms but could not stop to admire them amidst my clipping and pulling. I must spend more time waging the battle against the grape vines. Why, oh why, could they not be grapes which could produce wine?

Another healthy bush!

A block or so later, I admired this snowball bush. I would like one of those myself. I love how the blossoms turn brown in the fall. Also you can clip the white ones and put them in food coloring to make colors.

Alas, nothing I wanted to read.

I walked for a while with no more photo ops before seeing this Little Free Library on the road that is really a parking lot between Park Avenue and Church Street near the school. I continued my walk looking more for shade than picture opportunities. It was becoming warm, although I thought I had gotten out early enough. I suppose I am more sensitive to the heat than some. Back home I went into my own backyard to take a picture of my own Rose of Sharon.

I do love flowers!

I zoomed in. I tried zooming out to show how tall the bush has gotten, but I had nothing to show perspective. Another opportunity to miss my wonderful husband, Steve, who would have been happy to stand there looking cute. But I do not mean to introduce a sad note. My walks and runs are for my mental health as much as my physical well-being. Being able to use them for blog posts is merely a welcome side effect.

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Another Day, Another Walk, Another Post

Posted on April 5, 2023 by mohawkvalleygirl

At the risk of being redundant (oh, who am I kidding? I say the same things over and over again all the time!), I make another Pedestrian Post. Today’s walk was longer with no libations involved. I first went to the post office again, this time with business correspondence in hand (what business, you ask? Nun-O-Yo Bidness!) (I’ve never actually said that to anyone, but I have always wanted to). It was not as warm as yesterday but still perfectly comfortable for walking.

I should do something like this with Frankentree!

On the way to the post office, I paused to snap a picture of an Easter Egg Tree I have been admiring. Maybe next year I will find enough oomph to decorate for the holidays.

After mailing my letter, I walked a long way home, going past Basloe Library. When I left the house, I had had some notion of stopping there to work on my murder mystery (preview of coming attractions) but decided I would rather take a longer walk and work on it at home (full disclosure: I still have to do that). Going through the parking lot, I decided to get a picture of the Do Not Enter sign I mentioned in my last Running Commentary Post (perhaps you read it) (I mean the post, not the sign, although you are welcome to read both).

Once again, I entered.

I walked past my street by two blocks, then up to German Street to get back home. I was hoping to walk for a half hour, and I did. For another seasonal picture, I got the cross in front of Trinity Lutheran Church.

Full disclosure: I may not go to church on Easter Sunday.

My walk was over a half hour and over a mile and a half. I believe I mentioned how I have been seeking the mental health benefits of exercise. I think this walk helped. I hope to try another walk or run tomorrow, maybe even both. But I might look for something else to blog about. I hope you will stay tuned.

Saturday? Sunday? Just Another Blog Post

Posted on March 26, 2023 by mohawkvalleygirl

It is a well known fact that I have never, at any point in my life, for one minute, ever had my act together. It seems unlikely that I will achieve such a status at this late stage, even if I were to make the attempt. Full disclosure: I tend not to try. At worst, I survey the damage and make embarrassing weepy noises. At best, I just drive on. I am hoping for a drive on day today.

I am lounged on my couch, pecking in one letter at a time with the stylus on my Tablet, trying to remember why I did not make my Saturday blog post on Saturday. I am further wondering if I can count this post for both Saturday and Sunday. Would that be cheating? I do not approve of cheating, even if it is on my own rules for me. Still, one resorts to these measures on occasion.

It has not been a bad weekend so far. I went for good runs both yesterday and today, going further than last weekend and even including a few hills. I petted a couple dogs today.

The sign is looking more faded now, and the trees in the background have no leaves.

I ran by this DO NOT ENTER sign yesterday. Regular readers know I love to enter when it says not to.

That car wasn’t there today.

I ran by the post office today. I walked there yesterday to mail my post cards and a letter.

I keep hoping for some of those endorphins to kick in. One reason I try to be vigilant about running and walking is for the mental health benefits. However, I don’t suppose anything will be a miracle cure. Again I ask, why can’t I have a miracle cure?

And again I answer myself, never mind why, you can’t and that’s that. However, it seems I can make a blog post. It may be a late, foolish blog post, but what can you expect from someone who emphatically does not have her act together?

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And Another Thing About Me…

Posted on February 22, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

So it seems I didn’t do so good at getting back into blogging. Full disclosure: I’m not doing so good at other stuff either. Well, you know what they say: go big or go home. Why just screw up the blog when I can let EVERYTHING slide?

OK, that is an exaggeration (if I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times: don’t exaggerate!). I have been going to work, managing eight hour days last Tuesday through Friday and today (Monday). But I haven’t done a whole lot else, and I am exhausted. Additionally, I seem to be having some mental repercussions from the illness. I feel very down and am apt to start crying at almost any excuse.

Now I feel that I have over-shared. This is a personal blog, but I did not intend for it to be me, Me, ME! I think this! I feel that! And another thing about me…

I guess I wanted to make another post just for the sake of making a post. If I make a crappy post today, maybe I could make a mediocre post tomorrow. Eventually I could work my way up to half-way decent posts. Or even good posts! No promises, though.

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Not Monstrous, Mental

Posted on March 4, 2021 by mohawkvalleygirl

I am enjoying a little ten-fingered typing to make my Wuss-out Wednesday post early on Thursday morning (not really too early; I’ve been awake almost two hours). I was too depressed to make a post last night. I hesitated for a long time (the almost two hours I’ve been up, plus a few wakeful hours in the night) before making yet another post about my depression, but at last the desire to be a daily blogger overcame my reluctance.

One big reason I hesitate to blog about my depression is that my mother reads my blog. I don’t like her to worry about me. In general (all these blog posts notwithstanding), I do not like to talk about my depression to all and sundry. Of course I do, more than I should, because I am quite the garrulous sort in addition to being pretty much All About Me. But I realize it is the wrong thing to do. For one reason, it is tiresome, and I prefer to be amusing. For another, it does not always help. Sometimes it is better to seek out professional help.

Which brings me to where I am at this morning. I feel it would be a good idea for me to reach out for help. Only I do not know where to go. I know there are 800 numbers I can call, but I prefer face to face counseling. I don’t like to talk on the phone much. However, in these COVID times, phone counseling may be all that is available. Another consideration is that my health benefits from my job are just now kicking in. I do not know what, if anything, they cover mental health-wise. I guess these are all problems that have an answer, if only I bestir myself to seek it.

And that brings me back to overcoming my reluctance to blog more about my depression. I thought to myself, perhaps I can share my journey back to mental health. Would that be too tiresome and All About Me? As I type this, I feel reluctance to hit Publish. Am I selling my psyche for a blog post? It could be. On the other hand, I am over 350 words. That is pretty good for a Wuss-out Wednesday, I think.

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