Category Archives: SUP

Poem: Remembered

Posted on October 26, 2014 by tealas

I remembered Not to forget That silence Is the most potent Conversation Of all

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Cotton-candy clouds for breakfast with an eagle

Posted on September 3, 2014 by tealas

  I woke at 5:30 and headed out to the lake,  the first time I’ve ever done a sunrise paddle!   This is how the waves sounded at dawn today… The wind was just a little more gusty than the forecast, about 4-5 mph.  … Continue reading →

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The Great White Egret Guide: Peacemaking

Posted on August 3, 2014 by tealas

Originally posted on NatureSUP:
Tonight was the first evening in over a month that I could go out to SUP.   Caring for my father and important house repairs have occupied most weekends.   Paddling out on the lake, I have seen…

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The Wild Turkey Animal Spirit Gift For Mother’s Day

Posted on May 12, 2014 by tealas

Mother’s day turned out to be a pretty glorious day.   Mostly sunny and getting up into the 90’s.    This was one of the every “other” weekends that my son is with his father, so I had the morning to … Continue reading →

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And another NEW Video: Paddle Art with Amazing Sunset

Posted on November 26, 2013 by tealas

If you want a reason to try Stand Up Paddling, or to simply enjoy the beauty of a lake sunset, take a look at this video! Charlie Morris has caught an amazing sunset out on the lake that my son … Continue reading →

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Haven

Posted on November 18, 2013 by tealas

I thought last week was the last hurrah for going SUP’ing out on the lake, but no, my son and I had one more chance yesterday afternoon.  All I can say is what a gift,  what a haven and a … Continue reading →

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The leeward side

Posted on November 11, 2013 by tealas

I walked outside after breakfast with my dad yesterday, the sun and the air swept me up!   What a gorgeous day, a last hurrah before the cooler weather really sets in.  The to do list suddenly seemed much less … Continue reading →

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Picking up someone else’s trash

Posted on October 21, 2013 by tealas

There is a way of seeing, and an ultimate truth, that we are all one.  But there are also deep, truthful human experiences of not being one, with one another. Yesterday my son and I wanted to go out paddling … Continue reading →

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Three Eagles

Posted on October 12, 2013 by tealas

This is the one thing I had to do for me this weekend,  the rest is all to-do lists and caregiving.  Even though it was cloudy, cool and windy, I went out on the lake this morning.  When I first … Continue reading →

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Glass lake, cotton-candy clouds, a rainbow, an eagle overhead and a jetski

Posted on September 29, 2013 by tealas

I tried to explain to him how overwhelming it feels.  How most of the weekend was spent in a new level of caregiving.  What the next 1 or 2 years will be like, the hospital stays likely for my father, … Continue reading →

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