the
moon was still in the sky when i took Samuel over to the high school. apparently that's where it is at quarter past six in the morning. the top forty (twenty girls + twenty boys) cross-country runners chugged their way east in the activity bus while i made the most of an early rise ~ coffee...and chores (is that the worm they're referring to? if so, well,
i got it!).
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| moonset |
~ periodic recordings at the break of day ~
pre-dawn
dawn
good morning!
at a slightly more reasonable hour (although still not reasonable enough for the
other teenager), we two parents also headed east. & arrived with five minutes to spare, finding Samuel & team about to run their race!
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| Samuel, far right |
&...they're OFF!
i did take a photo of Samuel coming up the last hill to the finish, but i'll go with this one.
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| Samuel & friend post-race |
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| cool-down at the tent |
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| my parents came to help cheer on the runners (especially one of them) |
after much hydrating, they all jogged off on a cool-down run
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| Samuel, far left |
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| still smiling! |
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| with The Runner |
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| guess this huge complex of soccer fields used to be a farm |
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| The Runner requested a stop at Neomonde before heading home. okay...if you insist. |
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| guess what that tree is way behind me with the reddish, circular fruit? |
a Pomegranate!
