The theme of this spring has been rain, and this week was no exception.
Tuesday was a misty, rainy, tired afternoon walk around the block. (2.0 miles walked)
Wednesday, I was out around 6:15 am for a run on the cart paths. Damp and misty but the first fringed polygala of the season was on display as were the hobblebush blooms! (6.0 miles)
Thursday was an afternoon road/powerline loop. Warm! Blueberry bells are in bloom along the powerlines and the first towhee sighting too! (6.0 miles)
Friday I headed out around 10:00 am for a mellow meander on the powerlines. Overcast and muggy. Many photo stops and one very friendly black cat that really did not want me to stop petting them 😹 Also the Jack in the pulpits are up 🤩 (10.0 miles)
Saturday was Riverlands 100. Woke up to a hard rain, and headed out at 5:30 for a quick out and back on Highland Green Road. Cold, dark and very very soggy with some seriously deep puddles. And this was on the road! I could only imagine what the trails were going to look like for the runners... (6.0 miles)
Spent the day hanging out at the start/finish aid station, hiding under the slightly leaking tent as much as we could, cheering on runners, giving them encouragement and helping them as much as we could, all while chatting away with each other and having as goood a time as one can have in a muddy wet parking lot for 8 hours on a cold Saturday 😉😆 Thankfully the rain stopped shortly before my shift was over, but I know the trail conditions were rought out there even once the weather improved. Super proud of Emma and Billy for being the badasses they are and finishing the race. Only 17 of 60 finished. Definitely a rough one!!!
Ryan headed down to Boston later in the afternoon for his trip down to Florida for a work conference, so I picked up sushi for Sam and I on the way home.
Then on Sunday, I had a quiet morning on the couch reading and getting a bit of work done before Sam and I headed to Target to get a bit of driving in for her, and to pick up a Starbucks treat as well as get one of my errands done on my to-do list. Yup, nothing like wandering around Target on Mother's Day with a coffee in hand 😂 I feel like that was just a classic Mom meme 😁😂
Then after lunch, I headed out for a run, looping past the Heath and out onto the powerlines. Bright and windy, and many many puddles. (12.0 miles)
Then it was off to Mom and Dad's for a yummy grilled salmon and shrimp dinner, followed by a trip to Gelato Fiasco for gelato. Delish! 🍧😋
In other news, Gigi is just an adorable silly kitty, and we have had to protect the Bird Buddy like the feeder is Fort Knox 😂 Unfortunately, the squirrels are sneaky critters and a few of them have managed to get through. Little buggers!!!