So, while I wind down from my day today, and get ready to hit the sack for the start of another work week tomorrow, I thought I'd take a second and post this really neat picture I took..oh, maybe 30 minutes ago.
Its not "artsy". In fact due to the surroundings its pretty "industrial"! I wasnt able to get a clear shot away from masts and other dock type junk. But I hope it conveys even a part of how great this looked as I drove home tonight. I had to pull off, into a nearby parking lot to snap this picture of the nearly full moon rising next to Mt. Rainier just after sunset. Trust me, it looked far better "live" that what my cheapo camera could show
Yesterday, I went up to the Foothills Trail ( see earlier posts) again, for another bike ride. I pooped out after only a few short miles. I had a tire that was lower than it should have been.
Later that afternoon I met one of my freinds for a GREAT pizza, and got a reminder that the local bicycle club was riding this morning. So, there I was with another challenge! ( I dont call them "dares" anymore! hahaha!!)
So, after polishing off a darn near full pot of coffee this morning ( I was supposed to limit myself to a HALF pot, so I'd have no excuses to sit around the boat and poke trolls and otherwise waste a beautiful day!) I headed up to the Foothills Trail in Puyallup. But all good intentions aside, I still arrived after the group had left. So I drove up to the next trailhead to meet them there. They arrived just as I was climbing on the bike. But, it wasnt long before I was soundly left in the dust! I caught up with them again at the park a few miles ahead, then we played this cat n mouse game all the way to South Prairie, where we took our halfway rest before the return trip. Up there I found "Bill the Bike Guy" and I sat and listened as he shared some stories and advice, and I was advised of the necessity of getting my bike in for its service. So I thought, "Gee they are ALL getting after me!" HAAA!!! Besides the fact that I HAD been putting it off, the 20 mile ride I did today, felt like 40! And it just didnt feel like, or ride like the bike I bought last January. So I was convinced.
And I DO appreciate the gentle prods and reminders, I really do. I'm just a stubborn old coot sometimes and have to bang up my own knees! Of course I AM pretty good about prodding others myself so I understand how that stuff works! HAAAA!!
At any rate, poor beat up abused and neglected Glinda is in the shop for her first 'tune up" after what MUST be over 500 miles by now. I might guess that that is a low estimate.
After my ride this morning I took off and returned to the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge ( see last weeks post) for another walk. Am I nuts or what? I get three days off, and shove all this exertion into the last day! ( I really SHOULD cut back to half a pot in the mornings!) so there I was traipsing around the refuge in record setting heat. It was in teh high 80s today, and the forecast is for hotter tomorrow! But I carried my kewl new water bottle ;) and wore a hat, and there WAS quite a bit of shady tree canopy over the trail so it turned out to be a fun, yet peaceful walk.
After my stop at teh bike shop, and a shower, I dropped in on mom and my sister and took care of a COLD glass of lemon water and a chunk of pie before making it back down here to provide all of you with kewl mountain pictures, open the hatches on this boat to cool it off enough to sleep, and THAT, along with a cold cup of mint tea, is where I am right now! ;)
There ya have it, "My Day" ;) Arent you glad you came along!
Big Hugs to all my freinds and family ( arent they the same thing?) and I'm off to bed.
Be Safe, Healthy, and Happy....more later.
