My most active day in weeks: June 29 2025

I inadvertently took a little hiatus from my blog, due to a combination of being very busy and also having a hip flexor issue. But today was a great day!

I went out for a 20-mile bike ride in the afternoon, and then went walking with my husband after dinner.

It was the perfect summer day for cycling, after a terribly stormy night where my family and I had to take shelter in the basement due to tornado warnings.

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I love those big puffy cumulus clouds!

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Of course I was riding my bike, so I had to stop if I wanted to take photos. But now and then I captured a scene.

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In this next photo, I was in the home stretch, and took a spin through my favorite park. But since we’ve had quite a bit of rain lately, the trail was flooded!

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So I had to turn back get home a different way.

That was about it for bike ride pics. Here are a few from my later sunset walk with my husband.

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Thank you for visiting!

Photo credits: All of the photos in this post were taken by me and belong to me, unless otherwise noted.

My bio: I am a fiction writer and photographer based in Minnesota. I have had a lifelong love of fiction writing. I am earned my MFA in writing from the University of New Hampshire. My short stories go de have appeared in a range of literary journals and anthologies, and my first short story collection, Somewhere in Minnesota is available on Amazon US as well as international Amazon sites., Barnes & Noble or from the publisher.