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It was a dark and foggy swim

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And it was perfect. It looked intimidating when I arrived, rain and thunderstorms were predicted for later.

I had the pond to myself and it was a good thing because I have to get busy. Water temperature is dropping as nights get cooler. I heard it was 30 f degrees last night on Goodnow Mountain.

All I know is my fingers go numb from Raynaud’s phenomenon at about 45 minutes. Today, I brought a dry change of clothes, wool hat and fleece jacket, so I was better prepared. Then I cranked the car heater up to 85 and took a long, hot shower when I got home.

It was a three letter day. As I try to draw more letters, their connections clog things up. I cleaned it up a bit in anticipation of my upcoming alphabet book.

I have decided order is not important because I will separate them into individual letters. May I introduce “J”, “I” and H”, better known as “HIJ”.

Time to get a move on

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Summer is flying by. Nights are cooler and “tropical” Storm Debby dumped some very cold water in the Adirondacks.

I hoped to swim 3 letters today but my fingers were numb somewhere in the middle of the second letter.

I tried to sneak in a tiny “f” At the end but it doesn’t count it because it’s not legible.

Tim shivered the whole ride home with the car heat set at 80! My fingers were so cold, I couldn’t button my flannel shirt! (I got some help with that task).

B.C.

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My swim quest continues. We camped with family and friends on Halfway Island in Lower Saranac Lake. The open water swim from site 16-18 inscribed a sideways “C”. I didn’t feel compelled to go in strict letter order.

We were pretty busy, lots of swimming, crafts, boat trips. The grand kids took a canoe to scout for blueberries on an adjacent island.

We had tarps set up beautifully so did not mind one night’s train. Lightning in a nearby cloud kept us entertained as if it were a fireworks show.

Today I had time for a quick swim before supper. I question my gps’ accuracy since it showed me swimming over land. No wonder I am so slow.

Can you confidently draw a “Z”?

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I can’t. My alphabet gps track continues. We had several days of strong wind and took a hike instead of swimming. I guess this could be an “I” but i feel like it would be cheating.

Smiley worm

No problem retracing my lines up and down Debar Mountain. The worm’s tail is red because my pace slowed near the summit. Sweet pic.

Back home in our favorite pond, I was ready for a “Z”. Except I couldn’t remember which way it slanted. Try it yourself without cheating.

Anyway, I swam this:

I missed the diagonal on my return and did the whole thing backwards. While I don’t intend to edit my gps tracks, I flipped the photo and don’t feel guilty.

Voila, a pretty good “Z”.

I might just head to the beginning of the alphabet now, or randomly select letters to draw. I’m thinking of swimming an “O” around a small island.