Spring is Springing

A decent weather week, with things greening up and only one day of rain!

Monday was a holiday and day off from work for me, so mid-morning I headed out on the powerlines for a run. Kept it nice and easy and enjoyed the bright sunny morning. (7.0 miles)

Then mid-afternoon, we picked up my parents and headed south to go to Costco and Trader Joe's (Sam's requests 😂😂) and then to Empire Chinese Kitchen for a yummy early dinner. A fun afternoon and dinner was sooo good! 🍜😋

Tofu bao bun with pickled veggies and plum sauce - delish!

A day in the office and off from running on Tuesday, before getting in a road run around town on Wednesday morning. Cool, bright, crisp and calm. Forsythia and daffodils in bloom all along the route and a lot of bird chatter. (7.0 miles)

Did a bit of work at home on Thursday morning and then took the rest of the day off. Anne came over to hang out with Sam in the afternoon and while they walked to DQ, I took a walk around the school block. Nice afternoon and the magnolia tree in bloom by the middle school looked and smelled lovely. (2.0 miles walked)

Headed up to Riverlands mid-morning on Friday to meet up with Val for a run. Mostly running, some picking up sticks, a bit of flagging and a lot of stepping over and ducking under downed trees and branches 😂😂 Always fun to catch up with Val! And trillium budding, hepatica blooming in the woods, and new-to-me early saxifrage. 🤩(8.3 miles)

Early saxifrage along the Ledge steps

Hepatica in bloom! Haven't seen this since seeing them at Traprock in 2019. So pretty!

Trillium!

Saturday was my day to lead the TMR group run. And of course, I woke up to hear rain pitter pattering on the skylights. Well, it turned out to be a group run of two, as Emily was the only one to show up 😂😂 What a good friend! She was hoping for 15 miles for the day so we wandered out on the powerlines and Gone Fishing trails before looping around on the cart paths and out into the Cathance. Damp, rainy and soggy, but we got it done, and had fun too! (15.58 miles)

Greening up along the river's edge

After a quiet afternoon, we headed over to Mom and Dad's for dinner, and by the time we headed back home, the skies had cleared. Sunday dawned bright and cool. I headed over to the field house to run aloop out through the Commons, Coleman Farm and the Landing trails. Legs were quite creaky but a nice morning for a mellow meander. (9.1 miles)

Finished up the week with a windy walk around the block with Ryan mid-afternoon. (1.7 miles walked)

And just for fun, Gigi with her tongue out 😹😻