Finished reading: Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky is a great start to the series. I enjoy a good story about plucky humans taking on powerful and mysterious aliens with inscrutable motivations 📚

Finished reading: Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson is a compelling and richly detailed story about a prehistoric tribe. Since I’m on vacation at a cottage in the woods, I felt a stronger connection with the world of the book than I might have at home 📚

Found a WWI monument on today’s run. Despite their age, these are still important reminders of sacrifice

Cenotaph for World War One soldiers

Finished reading: I really enjoyed The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier. I think this is the first story I’ve read that really explores the implications of the simulation hypothesis 📚

We screeched into the start of this vacation as a smoking pile of rubble after several intense months of work. Time to refresh and recuperate

Sunset over a mirrored lake

Fascinating to spend some time with the K-9 unit today. The dogs are so focused and enthused about the tasks.

K9 dog (yellow retriever) with trainer. Dog is tugging on leash with trainer kneeling in front of the dog&10;