Bob Owen

Water Lilies

Bob Owen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:34:03 +0000

Water Lilies

Originally uploaded by Bob Owen

Water lily flowers begin to bloom.

Strategic Retreat

Bob Owen — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:10:13 +0000

Strategic Retreat

Originally uploaded by Bob Owen

Chlorophyll enriched cells retreat from the damaged lower area of a palm frond revealing rich colors and complex understructure.

The White Knight

Bob Owen — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:37:28 +0000

The White Knight

Originally uploaded by Bob Owen

White butterfly on red flowers. Most of his brethren on this Sunday morning were yellow.

Knit Together

Bob Owen — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:51:47 +0000

Knit Together

Originally uploaded by Bob Owen

The madagascar palm frond shows beauty in the symmetry of it’s structure.

Garden Flight

Bob Owen — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:25:25 +0000

Garden Flight

Originally uploaded by Bob Owen

Zoom in on the Dale Chihuly sculpture at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Taken from the rose garden overlook.

Put the camera into it’s lowest ISO and the lens into it’s smallest aperture, then actively rotated the zoom while taking a long-ish exposure shot.

Half Marathon Distance!

Bob Owen — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:35:43 +0000

I set out this morning with the intention of doing 12 miles. Somehow I ended up doing 13 so I squeezed out the extra .1 to make it a full half-marathon distance.

This is a pretty amazing moment for me. I started learning to run on September 11th, 2009. At that point I was struggling to complete 30 seconds of running. So in less than a year I have gone from non-runner, non-athlete to running 13.1 miles and living to tell the tale. Feels pretty darn great!

Today’s run took me to the Chamblee city limit sign and back.

500 Miles on Road and Counting

Bob Owen — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:06:48 +0000

One of the reasons I keep keep syncing with Nike+ even though my Garmin is capturing most of the same information is that Nike does a lot to keep you motivated. I just crossed over the 500 mile mark from when I first started leaning to run last September. In response, Nike+ gave me a video by Paula Radcliffe congratulating me on reaching this milestone.

Here’s the run that put me over the top:

Longest Distance so far, 10 Miles

Bob Owen — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:15:03 +0000

Here’s the details:

First Running Injury

Bob Owen — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:15:43 +0000

I suppose it was bound to happen sometime given all this running in the dark. I took a tumble during my 2nd walk interval less than 1/3 of the way through my regular morning workout. Both hands are a little scraped up, but my left knee took the brunt of it. I dusted myself off and finished the workout.

Does anyone know how to get blood out of running socks?

8.5 Miles. Woot!

Bob Owen — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:49:14 +0000