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Hi there! My name is Ben. Thanks for visiting my corner of the internet where I share what I am up to for my friends and family.
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Last updated May 31, 2025
Summer woods are here. The mouring dove croons outside my bedroom window. Snapping turtles and salamaders cross the roads as I cruise on my bike through the warm valley air.
My daily cup of tea, simple as it may be, is one of the things I most look forward to each morning. Fresh spring green teas have arrived by mail from Shi Feng and Laoshan, with Japanese shincha arriving any day.
Spring had many slow, pleasant running miles on trails around our county, filled with crunching through late winter snow, watching the first wildflowers poke through the cold forest floor, the ferns unravelling, the false hellbore twisting its way toward the sky.