I wish I had my phone with me to take a photo of that sign. I’m not sure my drawings do justice to the uselessness of that arrow with the text inside it. Maybe as a designer I’m overthinking it,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged White Oak Park
I was fascinated by this gap between graduating years. I point out what a grad in 1939 was going through and compared to what I was going through in 1979, the Energy Crisis and well, that’s about it. (now personally,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Frankly, I’m surprised I don’t see more of this. I think maybe there’s a sign posted in the park, somewhere, saying not to use this area to practice driving, but if there is, I disagree with it. There are plenty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Before you ask, “Well, if this huge storm was approaching why did you continue walking back to your car?”, I’d just finished a half hour run. After replenishing my sweat soaked self with some cold water, no matter how badly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Like I said, it’s not surprising that this park can be filled with groups and families barbecuing on weekends, but it dawned on me as I was walking back to my car that tonight, especially, would be crowded with revelers.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’ll recall, back on February 25th a huge storm hit our area and the winds picked up and tore off the front porch roof! A roof that had been attached to the house for over 50 years. The new roof looks[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I especially felt the ache and pain in my thighs as I did my best to run up the hills in the park. There are plenty of hills on the road that runs through the park and all of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As I look at the calendar, it does seem odd to me that here, on Memorial Day weekend, I’m running outside for the first time this year. Even though I’ve run every day this year. To tell you the truth,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
White Oak park covers 810 acres. The park features a multi-purpose athletic field, shelters, a wedding garden, playgrounds, off-leash area, bocce courts, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, and walking and hiking trails. What gets me is that all of the picnic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Unlike the river trails I ran while living in Audubon the last 16 years, White Oak Park, where I’ll be running while living here in the Pittsburgh area, has some really steep hills. Once I get in running shape and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…










