My favorite race of the year:
47th Virginia Ten Miler (my 24th).
Of the 15 men in the 70-79 age group, Allen was first (he’s much faster than I am — 1:28:34 for an 8:52 pace) and I was second (way ahead of the 3rd place man.)
Weather was perfect: sunny, clear, no wind, 48°F, 9°C.
As always this race, I insisted on Waffle House breakfast.
Seedy snaps from today’s dog walk
Pawpaw
We hadn’t realized we had any pawpaw trees until yesterday, when I found these several fruits on the ground by the bench in the meditation garden. The leaves were familiar enough, although I had previously mistaken their trees for hickory saplings. Apparently both the skin and seeds are poisonous. Sandy cut two open for an inside photo, and we carefully tasted, spitting out the seeds. It’s somewhere between pineapple and banana. I went looking for more, and found the set on the left, below, at least long enough to snap the picture.
Marmite Centenarian
Lunch Spot, Sept 2nd
Turtle Creek at Murrysville
Baseball Fredericksburg
Rose of Sharon
Judy’s 75th
The Golden Rain Tree
The Golden Rain Tree at the Belmont visitor center — Koelreuteria paniculata.