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Just Do It

Just Do It

Posted on August 26, 2024 by Eej S

Sunday August 25 830PM Today at the lake it was sunny and not so hot. Sort of a perfect day. I checked the water temp before I left – 69 F – so I wore a wetsuit. New rule: wettest if it’s under 70. The lifeguards were winding down their shift as I arrived, and READ MORE

Posted in People I Meet, Sea and Lake Plants, Swimming Experiences Tagged lakeswimming, openwaterswimming, park-friends
Take it Easy

Take it Easy

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Eej S

Friday, July 19, 9pm Wind: from S 5.0 m/sec (11 mph) Air Temperature: 21.8 °C (71 °F) Water Temperature: 25.96 °C (79 °F) Today at the lake it was relaxed as the sun started waning. There were a few people on the beach and in the water, and a few paddle boarders in the deeper READ MORE

Posted in People I Meet, Swimming Experiences Tagged floating, park-friends
Today, I was more lake bitch than lake witch

Today, I was more lake bitch than lake witch

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Eej S

Temp 70 F, water Temp 67 F. Today at the lake it was sunny but not too hot, and the water was perfect.  I’ve had two horrible days, all related to three healthcare cockups. I was beside myself with rage and frustration, and really needed to exercise. Still, I wasn’t feeling it was the safest READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Sea and Lake Plants Tagged frustration, park-friends
Thanks

Thanks

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Eej S

Jan 11, 2023 Gratitudes 1. finally got to see my friends at the park 2. got to swim with my regular swim buddy 3. popcorn

Posted in Sacred Swims Tagged cold-water-swimming, gratitude, lakeswimming, openwaterswimming, park-friends, swim-buddy
End of Summer Swim

End of Summer Swim

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Eej S

Sept 28 – Sunny sky, cold water. Today at the lake…it was COLD. I met with my swim buddy, K4 (lots of K names; I had to number them), and there was nobody in the water. Not many people at the park, either. Funny that the temperature drops a bit, and the park clears out. READ MORE

Posted in Sacred Swims, Swimming Experiences Tagged euphoria, joy, park-friends, waves
Spun Around

Spun Around

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Eej S

Today at the lake….I am on my couch. Flat out. Sweaty, dizzy, waiting to succumb to my second COVID Moderna vaccination from this afternoon.  Feeling Crappy I wanted to go back to bed when I got home because doing this daily TMS treatment is killing me. I’m not sleeping, so I’m a zombie all week. READ MORE

Posted in Swimming Experiences, Water (Vatten) Tagged acclimated, cognitive-impairment, openwaterswimming, park-friends, swim-buddy
Sunbeam Tunnel Swim & Spooky Photos

Sunbeam Tunnel Swim & Spooky Photos

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Eej S

Today at the lake it was cold. Sunny but cold. The air was cold. The water was cold.  I had to put my face in and out about five times to acclimate. But I was in a rush because it was after 5pm when I started, so I got on with it and swam south READ MORE

Posted in Swimming Experiences Tagged openwaterswimming, park-friends
Heaven is a Place on Earth

Heaven is a Place on Earth

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Eej S

Monday, March 7, 2022 Sunny | water temp 45 degrees F Today at the lake. So tired. I didn’t even write anything today. But it was sunny. And I swam. Tried out a new wetsuit. OMG. So much more room and stretchy through the shoulders. When I was on the beach getting ready to enter READ MORE

Posted in Swimming Experiences Tagged openwaterswimming, park-friends
Sea Witch of the West

Sea Witch of the West

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Eej S

Feb 16, 2022 Today at the lake the water was cold but full of sunbeams. A flock of ducks landed in the water just as I was walking up to the edge. I think they scattered too quickly for me to get them in the pre-swim photo I took. That’s ok.  Bathing & Hygiene I READ MORE

Posted in Sacred Swims, Swimming Experiences Tagged challenge, consciousness, duck-poop, ducks, floating, insights, lake-witch, park-friends, sea-witch
Flat Water Better

Flat Water Better

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Eej S

Today I had my friend, M, bring me to the lake because I wanted to see and hear the water, then go for a walk in the paths and count bunnies. On the way to the park I told her that I might have to give up lake swimming until spring, and that I felt READ MORE

Posted in People I Meet, Swimming Experiences Tagged cold-water-swimming, lakeswimming, park-friends

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