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Back from about 7h bike and hike. Got up before 6am - totally worth it but with a couple of challenging sections.
It was quite a walk along this ridge. Sometimes pathless, sometimes directly at the cliff. But always with some gentle wind.
Just got a blister at my right heel. Luckily it only got worse shortly before reaching the bike. Time to resupply our medikit with anti-blister patches.
#hiking #wandern #mountains #alps #alpen #outdoors #photography #landscape #Nature #karwendel
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Good day!
We suffer each season’s excess
for what seems like too long,
each season’s beauty
as fleeting as a song.
Slow motion harm spirals,
the truth in the heating,
that this world will long endure,
for it’s we who are fleeting.
Be everwell.
#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #Wildflowers #HikingAdventures #Nature #SilentSunday #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography
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proudest moment
What a month! But I’ll save that for tomorrow.
I had a number of them to choose from, but selecting was easy: I published A River in Each Hand, Book 2 of the Kovenlore Chronicles.
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Because she couldn’t trust, the man Riparia Dellbane loves is dying. A glimmer of a wish posing as an answer might hide in the ruins of deadly Meldenphire. What is she willing to do to save him? To save a nation?
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#WritersCoffeeClub 29
rules while writing
Rules? No.
When drafting, I have a process, & a part of that is a narrative outline, but every aspect of what I do is flexible. I want the freedom to chase inspiration.
A decade ago, when finding my way, I tried to create a rigid structure for my process, essentially turning creativity into a step by step checklist.
Instead of liberating, it was restrictive.
Now, my approach is respecting that each book different.
This short video shows you what its like to disconnect. There's no fancy music nor AI gimmicks. We didn't see anybody for a couple of days, just wild flowers, running waters, birds, animals, high mountains and the sounds of nature. You get the drift.
Filmed in June 2025, above Acequia los Hechos on the western flanks of the Sierra Nevada range, Andalucia, Spain. Camp at Laguna Cabrero 2710m altitude.
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Good day!
This snow is for those suffering a heatwave.
Hiking in the mountains, has made me keenly aware of the boundaries between seasons around me.
Winter snow lingers & spring wildflowers wilt while summer grasses turn golden & shy hints of autumn begin to appear.
Be everwell.
#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography
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@crcollins
A tree question for you...
Since you have to travel if you want to spend time in a forest these days, which one would you choose, and why?
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writing residency
It isn’t something I’ve ever thought about. Each situation is unique, & I never say never.
Basically, if I could continue writing Ontyre tales while in residency, if the location/people appealed to me, & (especially) if it was elsewhere (as in, outside the US) I’d be extremely interested.
Is that the EU calling? I’ll start packing my bags now, especially if I can bring Evie Cat with me. I might not even come back.
Alina Leonova
Walter Thinman
Franz Graf
El Perro Negro