Good | Bad | Rad #44

Sunflowers

A look back at some of the best, hardest and most surprising parts of my week. Plus a few of my favorite photos taken during the week. Sometimes, they’re even relevant.

The Good 

Bringing Summer Inside. After all the fantastic weather we’ve been having recently, things changed back to our more typical spring weather. The . . . → keep reading

Good | Bad | Rad #43

Festival of Flowers - Portland Tattoo, Portland Rose Festival

A look back at some of the best, hardest and most surprising parts of my week. Plus a few of my favorite photos. Sometimes, they’re even relevant.

The Good 

Fun. This past week has felt like a whirlwind of fun. Checking out new places, hanging out in old favorites. Lots of great conversation . . . → keep reading

Good | Bad | Rad #42

Sears Vintage Three Speed Cruiser Bicycle

A look back at some of the best, hardest and most surprising parts of my week.

The Good 

Going Anyway. Memorial Day was a difficult day in my world. (See The Bad below.) And when I woke up that morning to the sound of rain pounding outside my window, the last thing I wanted . . . → keep reading

Good | Bad | Rad #41 – Enjoying the celebration continuum and feeling real

My new Saucony Kinvara 3 running shoes

A look back at some of the best, hardest and most surprising parts of my week.

The Good

Celebrations with Friends. This past weekend I had a great time helping two different friends celebrate milestone birthdays. Each party had a gorgeous view of one of Portland’s rivers, the Willamette and the Columbia. But, that’s . . . → keep reading

Good | Bad | Rad #40 – A rad of few words

StJohnsBridgeMtHood

A look back at some of the best, hardest and most surprising parts of my week.

The Good

Perspective. There’s this professional photograph  I’ve seen of my favorite bridge with one of my favorite mountains in the background. Mt. Hood always looks so huge behind the St. Johns Bridge, I’ve long suspected there was a little photoshopping going on. But . . . → keep reading

Good | Bad | Rad #39 – Ideas, Ease and Mystery

Bright beautiful gifts for May Day.

A look back at some of the best, hardest and most surprising parts of my week.

The Good

Overwhelmed by Suggestions. I had this idea that I would celebrate the two year anniversary of Explore & Play by letting you suggest, and then choose the topic for the anniversary call. I somehow forgot how creative . . . → keep reading

Good | Bad | Rad #38 – Seeing Far & Total Darkness

Mt. Hood and the Burlington Rail Bridge are perfectly framed from the St. Johns Bridge, Portland, Oregon

A look back at some of the best, hardest and most surprising parts of my week.

The Good

Open Windows. And furnace off! Right now I have the windows open and I’m listening to the birds singing. There’s a little breeze, and it just smells so fresh! Plus, love, love, love that I haven’t had . . . → keep reading

Good | Bad | Rad #37

Cathedral Park, St. Johns Bridge, Portland, Oregon by Shannon Wilkinson

A look back at some of the best, hardest and most surprising parts of my week.

The Good

Yoga. I joined a gym this week, and boy was it perfect timing. Turns out yoga was the perfect antidote to the events of Monday – I went three times during the week. It felt a little strange . . . → keep reading

Good | Bad | Rad #36 – Reclamation

St. Johns Bridge in my car mirror, by Shannon Wilkinson Portland, Oregon

A look back at some of the best, hardest and most surprising parts of my week.

The Good

Long trail run. I’m starting to get into longer weekly runs for my marathon training, and this past week I was able to disappear into the woods on a long run for a couple hours. I love . . . → keep reading

Good | Bad | Rad #35 – Springtime and a Melancholy Rad

Trees blooming at Cathedral Park, with the St. John's Bridge in the background, in Portland Oregon

A look back at some of the best, hardest and most surprising parts of my week.

The Good

Springtime. There was definitely evidence of springtime in Washington, DC while I was there, but I was too early for the real cherry blossom show. (Peak blossom time is predicted to be in the next week or . . . → keep reading