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| In honour of my first major lawn cut of the year I decided to post this pic of a mushroom, which ended up as an innocent victim of said cutting. PS: what room has no windows and no doors... yes, a mushROOM. Hardy, har, har... |
I decided to give myself a kick up the jacksy this morning, by rising at 5.45am to get out for a four miler. Is there anything more spiritually uplifting than running on a bright May morning with a cool breeze at your back and the chorus song of a thousand birds all around? And what a chorus... there were finches, for sure, thrushes and other little birds I couldn't recognise. One fellow I did recognise though was the quuuuuark quark of the pheasant - we live in a marshy area and the place seems to be the pheasant equivalent of Grand Central Station! My pace wasn't too bad either - I eased into the run by turning down towards the lighthouse with a leisurely gait, but on the way back I stepped it up, almost unknowns to myself. This was my first run for over a week, and though I've been busy at work and with some visiting guests, there's no real excuse. I missed it, but now the decks are cleared and I'm ready to trot. And by the way, there's talk of another marathon this autumn, but keep it quiet...
Mushroom is a room which has no windows and no doors... that's nice :)
ReplyDeleteI think you have a good motivation considering that you ran at 05:45 in the morning :) I know that it's really beautiful to hear little birds around you while you are running.
Two years ago I went to Berlin and I ran at 06:00 a.m. across the Tiergarden. There were squirrels and black birds along the running path. Wonderful!
I'm busy at work too!
I will be looking forward to reading your decision about the marathon this autumn! I'm curious, I've never run a marathon.
Enjoy your runs!
5:45am - I just couldn't.
ReplyDeleteWe've got a monster mushroom growing across the road on grass... must be a foot and a half in length.
Seemed to grow within a week.