Adventures

Great start to the day! Hearty, farm-fresh breakfast
and English Breakfast tea with honey from Wyoming!

So, last week, I ordered kitten food from Walmart because it was a really good price.  I decided to try the ship to store for FREE option for the first time.  Wellllll, I'm about to admit something to you.  We were getting pretty close to running out and the shipment wasn't to be in until tomorrow.  So, I prayed.  And I kid you not, a few minutes later as I was working in my home office, I heard a strange noise that came from the kitchen.  I stopped what I was doing to go check it out.   The dogs were still napping and weren't bothered by it at all.  I just couldn't figure out what it was until I decided to go  check outside.  And there was my evidence.  Yep, a bird ran smack dab into our window and the poor soul didn't make it.  It was then that I could see where he had hit the window.  That really has only happened a few other times here.  Since, he didn't make it and I was going to have to remove him from the area, I decided I would feed the cats.  I told Heath when he got home that God sure does have a sense of humor.  Pray for cat food --> receive a bird (food for cats) hitting the window.

A short while later, Kristin came to the house to go for a walk.  The dogs get so excited when they see her truck they were just going crazy.  She needed to come in for a moment before we left and they were barking and jumping around in circles!  They just love to G-O and anymore their bodies aren't letting them go as far or as fast as they used to.  Now, we walk 1-2 miles and sometimes throw in a jog.  They have recently put me between a rock and a hard place as if I don't take them, they get upset and if I do take them, they get sore and stiff.  So....our compromise....a 1-2 mile walk/jog on the ditch bank.  If I want to go further, I take them home before I finish and they feel better about the whole situation at that point having already been out.  The time we have is lovely, surrounded by nature and wildlife!

Bike ride to Bridgeport!

I have been wanting to take my tri bike to Bridgeport for the longest time!  Today, was finally that day that I made time to do it.  Heath is in pea harvest.  They take in dry edible peas -- like for split pea soup.  The ones the farmers grow out here are yellow.  They are a great dryland crop that doesn't need much water which is good out here!  Anyway, I suited up and headed out.  It's been a while since I have done a bike ride like this.  It was a gorgeous day.  I figured that 25 miles wasn't far (that is about the distance of the bike portion of an Olympic tri), so I didn't bring any snacks.  BOY, was that a bad idea.  I was famished...lol and for those of you who know this area, there is nothing between here and there but w-i-d-e open spaces.

You know that time from when you get done with work until time to eat at supper?  Well, this was that time.  Usually that's a great time for a snack, but I was so excited to just GO, I didn't prepare properly.  Luckily, Heath finished working before I got totally into town and he rescued me with a snack and we got to ride home together!  My plan is to do this a ton more this fall during bean harvest.  Since, he will be working late, it will be something fun for him to break up the day a bit and fun for me to get exercise!