...and then there was SUN!

The snow fluttered and flew all Sunday afternoon. I call it "snowing"...but the reality is that, for the most part, it was just flurries. Not much accumulation, just enough to give the ground a nice coating. Then that night the wind blew and blew resulting in a bunch of deep snow drifts all over Camden. There were places in the trail where I sunk up to my thighs even, not for just a few steps...but for several yards at a time. If I didn't know the way by heart, I might have even found myself lost. The trail was completely gone and unless you knew where it was, you'd never know there even was a trail. It was beautiful though. Sort of like being in Death Valley (or some vast wind-swept desert with deep sand dunes.) Only these were wind-swept snow-dunes!

There were wild bunnies all over the place. Nothing like a few "rabbits" to keep the small hound occupied. We had such a nice time. Quiet (snow is very quiet...both when it's falling and once it's fallen), glistening and there is something about a slow jog in the snow that has such a low impact on the body that you don't even know you had a workout until you're through. Must be that whole "it's like running in sand theory" or something.

In any case, I am thoroughly enjoying my winter work-outs outside in the snow. It's been a nice change. I didn't think I needed a change from the bike, but mixing it up a little keeps things fresh. I miss the bike-time (not enough to enjoy riding the rollers or the trainer on a daily basis), but this outdoor time with my hound is great. And Sydney? Well she *really* likes the winter now. She'd get left at home when I would take off for my 35-50 mile daily bike rides...but she's included in the 6-7 mile traverse through the woods.

Best of all? The SUN came out. It makes more of a difference than you can imagine. It was cold, sure, but the sun is like magic. Sydney and I couldn't get enough of the bright light and after we finished up with a bunch of jobs, we went back outside for a little hound-frisbee. Sydney knows all the kids in the school yard and every time she'd run to catch her "disk", someone would shout, "Hey Sydney!" or "Hi, Scrapper!" I don't even know some of them, but they ALL know the small hound.

Here's to a little sunshine for your day today!