Today at the sea the wind was whipping across the water, making it little furious waves that came at me too quickly. I was smart and swam with the wind, and I made it to the diving platform faster than I usually do. I swim to the ladder on that dock to remove the extra READ MORE
Category: People I Meet
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The Swim I Needed
Monday, September 11, 2023, 7:22pm Today at the sea, the water was choppy, the sun was shining, and the jellyfish were nowhere to be seen. Or so I thought. When I walked up to the dock I was excited to see a man swimming in the water. I shouted out to him and asked how READ MORE
Oh, Yeah. Oh, Yeah.
Jan 25, 2022 Today at the lake, I swam by myself at my neighborhood beach. It’s not the best beach ‘cause the water is full of particles and duck poop germs. But it feels the safest when I go alone. There’s a walking path that goes right past the beach. I had to get back READ MORE
All The Things
Today at the lake…I swam for 15 minutes, I floated on my back, and I tested out new swim booties. I hope I also inspired two little kids to start thinking that most obstacles are not that big. There is usually a way around them. The water was nice and flat. 45 degrees F. Maybe READ MORE
New Beach, New Buddy
Today at the lake I visited a new beach and met a new swim buddy, E. I was excited to try out this beach because it’s nice and open, right at the end of an urban neighborhood (as opposed to in the middle of a park). It’s visible, there’s ambient light, and because it’s not READ MORE
New Gear, Night Walking, A Gift
Today at the lake…I wasn’t at the lake! But I found some buddies for swim dates tomorrow and Friday. Also, two packages arrived at my door. A college friend sent me her husband’s fancy wetsuit. I think it’s barely a year old and looks totes new! Thank you, M and L. I had ordered the READ MORE
Flat Water Better
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
Poetry Swim Club
Today in the lake, it was cold when I got to tit-level, but I dove in and started swimming anyway. “Cause that’s the kind of woman I am.” I warmed up very quickly. I saw a couple small schools of fish….about 6″ long. Are they the 4-5″ fish from a couple weeks ago? If they READ MORE
Unicorn Floaty
Before I arrived, I thought my friends kids would love the unicorn and think it was cool. But they didn’t. Or, they didn’t let it show for days. Fine with me. I spent a good part of every afternoon pulling the little ones around on the unicorn and on my donut float (a round inner-tube READ MORE