Cathance Days

While Ryan was out running crazy repeats on Pleasant Mountain yesterday with the boys, Sam and I had a nice day at home. In a state of inertia after lounging around for the morning, she would have sat inside all day, but it was too nice for that! I wanted to go for a walk! I had to bribe her with ice cream to get her out the door 😂 but once we got going on the trails, she admitted she was happy we were out there💖 and we had a lovely walk in the woods! (1.0 miles walked)

The rest of the afternoon was spent reading, playing cribbage (she won again!) and getting packed up for her sleepover at Anne's house. Ryan and I took advantage of a kid-free night and had a delicious dinner at El Camino and then came home and got through half a movie before we were both falling asleep 😂😆 

I wanted to get in a decent run this morning, and thankfully it seemed a day of rest helped as my legs felt sooo much better than on Friday's run. Phew! I headed out around 7:00 am out into the Cathance. It was a very humid, soggy, damp, overcast morning. 

The rhodora and wild cala lilies are blooming along the back swamp side of the Heath and look so pretty, but sadly the photo doesn't do it justice.

Trailside, the green moss, new leaves and ferns have that lovely flourescent green tint that shines so nicely on gray mornings.

Painted trillium

Watchful gargoyle

Hillside covered in lily of the valley getting ready to soon bloom

Forget-me-not at Head of Tides

Lilac

Crab apple

Rhodora, the Heath

Wild cala lily

Love the magenta against the spring green!

The bog bridges and roots were pretty slick from last night's rain but the woods are gorgeous right now! Lots of wildflowers along with one deer, one grouse, an osprey seen out at Head of Tides, plus goldfinch, phoebes, wood thrush and two Mallards seen. I ran out to Head of Tides and back the long way, keeping the pace nice and easy and just enjoying. A good way to start the morning! (13.0 miles)