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  • Not So Fleet-Footed

    Not So Fleet-Footed

    I took a much-needed bike ride today in the cool morning breeze and stopped to see a tortoise crossing the bike trail. The Park Ranger…

  • Our Leisure Heritage

    Our Leisure Heritage

    The best intelligence test is what we do with our leisure. Laurence J. Peter Our Heritage of leisure, recreation and play has roots deep in our…

  • Unexpected Beauty of a Dying Rose

    Unexpected Beauty of a Dying Rose

    Spring is still in the air with crazy weather in the form of hot temps one day and cold rain two days later. With big…

  • Winter’s Reflections

    Winter’s Reflections

    Now that it is spring and heading into summer here in Northern California, I can reflect positively on our long, gray winter. It was a…

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I’m a former university adjunct Professor and retired recreation & parks practitioner living in North-Eastern Washington State near the Idaho border. Second Wind Leisure Perspectives is my blog about living a leisure lifestyle, including photography, friends, fitness, and fun.

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