the smell of cedar on an 11 mile run

as much as i would like to sit here and write for hours i have but a few minutes. the day started ok despite the rain, an england kind of day but i went out anyway and kept moving. gail and i ran about an hour of a big out and back loop around the neighborhood doing all of the hills we could and then i dropped her at the house and kept going. stayed out long enough to get 11 miles in though it was not a worthy run for sure. just continuous forward motion with a few good stretches and legs that should not have been as tired or sore as they seemed to be. but at any rate i stayed out and will try and see if i can run through this or need more rest. hardly seem to be running much really compared to england but am doing more stuff the rest of the day and i know cutting down the trees and digging out the trenches took a lot out of them.

then home so gail could go to school and i could stay with the work crew. in a nutshell they split the day in two and the afternoon group was 2 hours late so they finished at 8pm and i got screwed out of my golf practice. and one door got put on backwards and now the electric switches have to be moved. there is lots of negotiations coming up in the next few days as i need more say over what happens and when.

in between i did several loads of laundry; started to clean out the laundry room; threw out today's allotment of stuff;hit a few chips and pitches in the backyard; weeded a little; and did some admin type stuff. not the way i had pictured the day and we will have to get a lot done in the next few days -

and now i need some sleep. in a couple of minutes it will be tomorrow and we have two days to be ready for the next group that comes on monday. still hoping to catch up eventually and i will, but the work crew schedule means shopping and buying the things they need to install, etc. all good but can be very frustrating. reo, meatloaf and roxette provide tonight's musical background. listened to MANA all day long the past few days. seemed like a good idea at the time to provide music.

nice choice by mc same today. will be interested to see what happens. i can hear europe laughing now wondering what the hell is going on here. half our country is wondering too i bet.

almost forgot: one of the nice things on the run is that the rain made the cedar trees give off a nice smell going in both directions and it stayed with me for quite awhile while i ran. not sure why, but it was very pleasant on a very humid day.