Author Archives: Linda Hubbard

In celebration of a hot summer solstice

The Dawn Jogger was again up early and she’s never seen more folks out – all in attempt to beat the heat of the day to come. To keep up the poetry reading begun when her friend was in town … Continue reading

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You know it’s going to be a hot day when…

…you’re up as early as 5:30 in the morning and there’s no fog bank on the western hills. Given that she was awake early and heard that temps would reach the 90s – even on the Peninsula – the Dawn … Continue reading

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Remembering two great Dads – and saluting new Papa John

The Dawn Jogger was lucky indeed to be adopted by John W. Hubbard (aka Booka) – and lucky enough to marry the male DJ, who, in turn, was a superb father to son John. Now the torch is passed to … Continue reading

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Back to the Dish on sunny Saturday morning

With her legs still feeling the effects of 20 plus miles of walking/hiking over a three day period, the Dawn Jogger headed over to Big Dish on a cool but sunny Saturday morning. Always good to pump up the endorphins … Continue reading

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Who makes the decision to change locations?

For about 2/3rds around the Baylands loop, the Dawn Jogger and friend followed a group of white pelicans. Watching them raised a number of questions. Why are the brown pelicans on the Coast (they’d seen them yesterday) and the white … Continue reading

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Great day to head to the coast

Any time it gets in the high 80s on the Peninsula, it’s a good excuse to head to the coast, so that was today’s “field trip” for the Dawn Jogger and her friend. It was cool enough early, that a … Continue reading

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It’s hot (finally) and so are the wildflowers

The first warm weather of the season arrived yesterday, as did a friend from the East. That made for a good reason to hike Windy Hill. They got off to an early enough start to get up the steep sunny … Continue reading

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Grace goes bead hunting with big girl

It finally felt like summer this morning, perfect conditions for a good morning outing for Grace and the Dawn Jogger at the Farmers Market where Grace helped pick out berries, flowers and other provisions. But the big highlight of the … Continue reading

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Having the guts to let her fly

The Dawn Jogger was up early this morning for a five-mile jog through the Stanford campus in anticipation for a Grace overnight. (Make that Grace the daredevil.) It’s the weekend of the annual Nativity Carnival, which friends had assured her … Continue reading

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Mystery marker – how long will it last?

When the Dawn Jogger got home from her neighborhood walk this morning, a blinking red marker had been left on the rock that keeps folks from driving over her side yard. Over the years, some have tried to “run it … Continue reading

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