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Running Buddies - in fair weather and foul

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Real Estate Agent with Compass CA DRE# 01215160

Running buddies -- always appreciated, nice to have

Most days in California are dry and sunny, especially this year of drought. Lack of water and vegetation have brought our wildlife ever closer to populated areas. One recent mid-day run of mine was along the beautiful Sawyer Camp Trail in the hills along I-280 in San Mateo County. Here's a shot of that day's Running Buddies:

deer along the Sawyer Camp Trail

Today, however, we're all giddy with joy -- we had rain, and some nice amounts! Even the cold and wet couldn't detract from our happiness as we waited for our 5K Guadalupe River Run to begin. My Running Buddy today--my daughter, Susan.

Guadalupe River Run 2014

When you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, one can play every day, rain or shine!

Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

Lottie,

It is always nice finding a running buddy.  Although we hardly live in the "country" we do have deer on our lawn a lot.

Feb 02, 2014 08:14 AM
Robert Fowler - 55CommunityGuide.com
President of Retirement Media Inc. - Braselton, GA
55+, Active Adult and Retirement Communities

Glad you got some rain, that's a real help.

Feb 02, 2014 10:56 AM
Sharon Lee
Sharon Lee's Virtual Assistance - Jonesborough, TN
Retired and loving life

Lottie-It is always more fun with a buddy. Great capture with the deer. Glad you got some much needed rain. We got lots of rain today and for more for about a week and a half.

Feb 02, 2014 09:57 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Lottie, nice to have a walk/run buddy to keep the pace.  Glad to hear you got a bit of rain, sounds like you really need it!

Feb 02, 2014 10:29 PM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Wayne and Jean Marie, deer are plentiful on the San Francisco peninsula but seeing them right along the heavily used Sawyer Camp Trail in the middle of the day was a bit unusual.

Robert, yesterday's rain was wonderful. Today is sunny and bright, without a cloud to be seen.

Sharon, I wish you could send some of that rain our way; we need a LOT more

Joan, yesterday's 5K was lots of fun, even in the rain and cold. Maybe especially because of the rain--sorely needed.

Feb 02, 2014 11:45 PM
John G. Johnston
John G. Johnston & Associates, LLC - Westcliffe, CO
An Exclusive Buyer's Agent ~ Westcliffe, CO

Lottie  Don't I get any credit at all for sending moisture that way?  It is always great to have a running buddy.  Charly, our Goldendoodle, is mine but she and I haven't run in 3 weeks because of the snow.  

Feb 03, 2014 11:39 PM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Do you "run" on your snowshoes, John?

Feb 03, 2014 11:54 PM
John G. Johnston
John G. Johnston & Associates, LLC - Westcliffe, CO
An Exclusive Buyer's Agent ~ Westcliffe, CO

Lottie  I've worn snowshoes twice and hated it both times.  Once was a blizzard back in '03 and the other was 2 weeks ago to do a market analysis for the bank.  I realized why I hate them...the sound of the cleats on hard snow sounds like finger nails on a chalkboard!

Feb 04, 2014 12:05 AM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Ha! One of my first snowshoeing adventures saw me near the crest of the Sierra Nevadas; laboring my way to the top of the hill was great--but then I realized I'd be walking down also instead of zipping along on skis!!  Pretty much cured me!

Feb 04, 2014 05:58 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for making us wish we were there. We have an icy day in Maryland.

Feb 05, 2014 06:43 AM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

That's what I heard from my sister-in-law. Be safe!

Feb 05, 2014 06:45 AM
Nancy Laswick
United Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
Your REALTOR® For The Valley Of The Sun

Lottie, those are some amazing running buddies... and very fleet of foot. Another beautiful part of the San Francisco lifestyle.

Feb 06, 2014 05:03 AM
Steven Nickens
Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers - Wailea, HI
R(S)GRI ABR, Maui Real Estate Hawaii

Lottie I hear there is a lot of wildlife coming into city ares.

Feb 19, 2014 09:01 PM