I finally made it.\n\nSix years of consecutive 10,000 steps days. \n\nit has been a long journey.....keep on stepping!

......from my personal perspective anyway.... stay tuned....in the meantime some earlt spring 2026 photos of Cohosh, Morel, Goldenseal, and Ginseng.......

Went walking with my daughter last weekend. Just very early for much to be out.....did find some Trillium and Mayapple in early stages......snowed a couple of days later......spring in Tennessee!

Scraping the jelly from the pot after making a batch is just part of the fun. Making home made dewberry jelly in the dead of winter is more than just a tasty treat. It is literally bringing a taste of summer to the dead of winter. This morning in East Tennessee is was 16 degrees....oh for the days of June and picking dewberries, but in the meantime, we can have the fruits of our labor as a reminder that warmer days will get here.....eventually!

.....just wanted to wish you all a great year....if I am able to make it.....in a few months I will reach a milestone of 6 years worth of consecutive 10K plus days...... ....but I am tired...... So after the first of the year I am going to follow in the footsteps of our fearless leader....the sweet, kind, and incomparable STAR..... I will no longer measure my success based upon the GPS measured steps.....I will get my 10K in, but I won't be running around trying to find 10 minutes during the day to record GPS data......I will simply walk ......those of you who know.....you know. I am growing older and a little tired of chasing that 10K GPS goal.....from this point on 10K any way will be every day..... Thanks again to all of the support and kindness shown by the PACER group and in particular TBS. I will continue to be active and participate, but it will be a return to how I started out years ago......simply trying to get 10K in and not worrying about position or rankings. Thanks