We still have snow on the ground, and warm days now mean maybe 10 degrees above freezing (if we’re lucky). But never the less, spring is starting to peak through. Yesterday Bagley and I took a long walk through the neighborhood. We noticed the trees are starting to bud out, the squirrels are out and about, birds are all over the place singing, and the mangy deer are starting to appear to munch on rotten apples and steal from low hanging bird feeders.
I am totally ready for spring. I want green grass and flowers and trees with pale green leaves and baby birds and bunnies. My trip to Palm Springs does not seem to have alleviated my spring fever, in fact I think it is worse than ever. I just want to get outside and play – but there is still ice and snow :( It makes it really tough to hit the streets to continue training for 5Ks. Right now I run the track at lunch time and walk the dog in the evening. I need the experience with hills to improve my time. My next 5K is in 19 days - starting to get excited, and hoping to improve my time a little bit too.
Hubby is still doing well. Spring also makes me miss him. It’s usually this time of year we start dusting off the backpacking gear and planning our first Split Rock Loop trip. Nothing like backpacking at the end of April. The trail sucks, its cold, its damp – but we keep doing it– and we love it. I think this year might be my first solo on the loop. I’m a little scared about that idea, considering the problems we had last year – but I’m up for the challenge.
I reserved our BWCA permit last week too. That trip is a long way off though – I have wait until September. Sigh.
147 days to go.
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