This Red-spotted Purple loved my oranges:





Mourning Doves:

Wow, you take beautiful photos!

Thank you Laguiri . I am fortunate to have beautiful subjects.

Awesome pictures! Thanks!

Tuesday, July 27 - Rainbow's Consecutive Days of Fitness Day 461


running: 3K in 18:48 - in town - night run but still not cool. was tired

push/pull/press/plank: 7 minutes - handstand kick-ups, handstand push-ups, and some attempts at pressing

yoga: 29 minutes - "Finding Your Centre" with Carling Harps (a.k.a.: Ye Ol' Pez Dispenser Workout)


Workout with my mother: Day 495

Rotator Cuff
60 Days of Cardio - Day 25
Sore Feet
Wrist Pain
Hand Tendons

Total time for w/o w. mother: 29:00

Total workout time: 84 minutes


Other stuff:

7 km hiking

Only Homemade Food - ​​ - Total Days: 574/574
Daily French Study - - Total Consecutive Days: 260
Daily Ornithology - - Total Consecutive Days: 6
Daily Artwork - - Total Consecutive Days: 6
GOBOT (6:30) - - 3/3
GBOT (11:00) - - 2/3


Year 51 Goals Tracking:

1. 424.5/1000 km running
2. 1479.3/3000 km total distance
3. 11 hrs. 38 min. / 100 hours yoga/dance
4. fastest 5K year-to-date: 25:57 (goal is < 22)
5. most push-ups in one set: 23/50
6. press-to-handstand progress: scissor press from 10" footstool, with head against wall (goal = 1 unassisted)
7. 5/15 chapters Bird Bio course
8. 2/100 nature journal entries with sketches
9. 61/100 complete bird counts
10. bird species IDed by ear: 22/100
11. Fluenz French: 61/150 sessions
12. French tests: TBD
13. pull-up progress: 14 second unassisted negative (goal = 1 unassisted)

Thank you CODawn . Glad you like!

Wednesday, July 28 - Rainbow's Consecutive Days of Fitness Day 462


running: 6K in 38:06 - in town - ugh! hot and tired

push/pull/press/plank: 19 minutes - handstand push-ups, The Balancing Act: Crow Pose (avec beaucoup de "crow push-ups". These are so not fun. And I still cannot do them. But the attempt is helping me to get my arms a bit straighter. So there's that.)

yoga: 38 minutes - Yoga with Tim - 2019 30 Day Yoga Challenge - Day 6


Workout with my mother: Day 496

Arms of Steel - Day 13
Knee Saver
Better Balance
Talk to the Hand
Hand Tendons

Total time for w/o w. mother: 27:00

Total workout time: 122 minutes


Other stuff:

6.2 km hiking

Only Homemade Food - ​​ - Total Days: 575/575
Daily French Study - - Total Consecutive Days: 261
Daily Ornithology - - Total Consecutive Days: 7
Daily Artwork - - Total Consecutive Days: 7
GOBOT (6:30) - - 4/4
GBOT (11:00) - - 3/4


Year 51 Goals Tracking:

1. 430.5/1000 km running
2. 1491.5/3000 km total distance
3. 12 hrs. 16 min. / 100 hours yoga/dance
4. fastest 5K year-to-date: 25:57 (goal is < 22)
5. most push-ups in one set: 23/50
6. press-to-handstand progress: scissor press from 10" footstool, with head against wall (goal = 1 unassisted)
7. 5/15 chapters Bird Bio course
8. 2/100 nature journal entries with sketches
9. 61/100 complete bird counts
10. bird species IDed by ear: 22/100
11. Fluenz French: 62/150 sessions
12. French tests: TBD
13. pull-up progress: 14 second unassisted negative (goal = 1 unassisted)

Thursday, July 29 - Rainbow's Consecutive Days of Fitness Day 463


running: too hot + 100% humiity = day off

push/pull/press/plank: took my father to an appointment with his physician = ~ 10 minutes of pushing a heavy guy in a heavy electric wheelchair. (The chair has powered attendant controls now. But the attendant joystick is hypersensitive. I find it much easier to simply push the chair in tight indoor spaces, and safer to push it in traffic.)

yoga: ran out of time to do any yoga


Workout with my mother: Day 497

Arms & Shoulders Stretch
60 Days of Cardio - Day 26
Ankle Recovery
Wrist Pain
Hand Tendons

Total time for w/o w. mother: 32:40

Total workout time: 43 minutes


Other stuff:

5 km hiking

Only Homemade Food - ​​ - Total Days: 576/576
Daily French Study - - Total Consecutive Days: 262
Daily Ornithology - - Total Consecutive Days: 8
Daily Artwork - - Total Consecutive Days: 8
GOBOT (6:30) - - 5/5
GBOT (11:00) - - 4/5


Year 51 Goals Tracking:

1. 430.5/1000 km running
2. 1496.5/3000 km total distance
3. 12 hrs. 16 min. / 100 hours yoga/dance
4. fastest 5K year-to-date: 25:57 (goal is < 22)
5. most push-ups in one set: 23/50
6. press-to-handstand progress: scissor press from 10" footstool, with head against wall (goal = 1 unassisted)
7. 5/15 chapters Bird Bio course
8. 3/100 nature journal entries with sketches
9. 61/100 complete bird counts
10. bird species IDed by ear: 22/100
11. Fluenz French: 63/150 sessions
12. French tests: TBD
13. pull-up progress: 14 second unassisted negative (goal = 1 unassisted)

Ooh, the butterflies you have been posting are gorgeous!

Aren't they such beautiful creatures, NancyTree ?

Here is a video about a bird remarkable not so much for its looks (although I think these birds are visually striking too, in their own way) but its sounds:



The variety of adaptations life has developed for surviving and thriving on planet Earth is truly remarkable!

That is very cool and beautiful!

Wow, sounds magical! Like from another world!

Wow, I never knew there were birds who could do that! Amazing!

Friday, July 30 - Rainbow's Consecutive Days of Fitness Day 464


running: 6K in 37:28 - in town

push/pull/press/plank: 4 minutes - handstand push-ups and some attempts at pressing

yoga: ran out of time to do any yoga. I need a couple more hours in each day. Anyone know how to arrange that? (Without leaving the planet. I'm pretty attached to life on Earth.)


Workout with my mother: Day 498

1-Minute HIIT - Day 13
Back & Core Workout
Better Balance
Talk to the Hand
Hand Tendons

Total time for w/o w. mother: 38:00

Total workout time: 79 minutes


Other stuff:

6.2 km hiking

Only Homemade Food - ​​ - Total Days: 577/577
Daily French Study - - Total Consecutive Days: 263
Daily Ornithology - - Total Consecutive Days: 9
Daily Artwork - - Total Consecutive Days: 9
GOBOT (6:30) - - 5/6
GBOT (11:00) - - 4/6


Year 51 Goals Tracking:

1. 436.5/1000 km running
2. 1508.7/3000 km total distance
3. 12 hrs. 16 min. / 100 hours yoga/dance
4. fastest 5K year-to-date: 25:57 (goal is < 22)
5. most push-ups in one set: 23/50
6. press-to-handstand progress: scissor press from 10" footstool, with head against wall (goal = 1 unassisted)
7. 5/15 chapters Bird Bio course
8. 4/100 nature journal entries with sketches
9. 61/100 complete bird counts
10. bird species IDed by ear: 22/100
11. Fluenz French: 64/150 sessions
12. French tests: TBD
13. pull-up progress: 14 second unassisted negative (goal = 1 unassisted)

Ha, if you find a way to add hours in a day, please share, that interests me too (and also attached to this blue planet )