Category Archives: Dawn jogging

The tomatoes are caged

The Dawn Jogger admits she didn’t know much about caging tomatoes – and she doesn’t remember the male DJ doing so. But he could have, that was how little attention she paid to what went into gardening as opposed to … Continue reading

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Red canoe takes center stage

The Dawn Jogger has always thought it somewhat ironic that she sees considerably more people around the Stanford campus during the summer than she does during the school year. This is due, of course, to the various “revenue generators” that … Continue reading

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Two boat study number whatever

Lake Lagunita shrinks even more but the two boats that first appeared at the beginning of the month. The Dawn Jogger wonders who will claim them when the water disappears altogether. Not a bad way to start a summer day…

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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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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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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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