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Lately clouds have been present here and even some mild sprinkles.

But the sun has poked through long enough for me to get a few walks in. However, they haven’t been as long as I’d like. To top it off, I’ve been trying a new training technique--I’ve been walking up and down a very steep hill. It’s a bit monotonous but the results are not.

Walking up and down a hill qualifies is a HIIT workout. The hill isn’t too long, but its slope is pretty damn steep. On the way up my heart rate undoubtedly increase and correspondingly on the way down, I’m able to relax my breathing a bit.

You may have already seen the clouds, but here is one result of the rain:

Oh no, a dandelion

Here’s a dandelion common on the East Coast (and usually a much hated addition to anyone’s front lawn) but a rarity here in LA.

Now, that's a big cactus

Although not a direct result of our recent rain, this cactus is a great example of Southern California flora.

Footprints on the Sidewalk

Whenever I see footprints on a sidewalk, I always ponder a few existential questions:

Where is the person going, what happened to the shoes they were wearing, or even, why ruin a good pair of shoes and not just write something in the sidewalk?

Do you ever have similar musings?

How was your Wordless Wednesday Walk this week? No matter the weather, I’d love to see your photos, because

After all, it’s about a healthy lifestyle.

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Tags: exercise, hiit, pictures, walking, wordless_wednesday_walkers

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Susana Comment by Susana on December 10, 2008 at 9:15am
Nice pictures Lisa! So far I couldn't find any footprints on the sidewalks :(

It has been foggy here in Northern California in the morning. I like all kinds of weather but prefer when is sunny to take pictures.

I just posted Church on the Hill blog.

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