It's Been A While

So, I have not been very prolific as of late. I have been meaning to get out here, but have not made it. So let's cover a lot of different areas in an short time to get everyone caught up.

My sister is doing well. She has two rounds out of her six rounds of chemo. Round two has left here a little more tired that the first. She is still doing well, but runs out of energy a little easier this time. She is on her way at the moment to Nebraska for Thanksgiving. Keep hanging in there Sis!

I continue to push myself. I have not made it to the gym as often as I would like this month. I took some time off to go deer hunting. One of my favorite activities. The season did not reward me with a deer, but I definitely recharged my batteries.

For me it has never been about the killing of an animal. I love to see them. I love to interact with them. I love to learn from them. This season I had two snort at me, but did not see either of them. They were close to me and winded me before I saw them. It made for some adrenaline filled moments as the chess match of who would react first played out. I was not able to move to see them, and they were able to move away stealthily.

I love to be in the woods. I cherish the silence. I enjoy the solitude. I saw numerous red squirrels. I saw a great horned owl. It flew three feet over my head and scared the hell out of me. It amazes me how something so large can move silently. I saw several bald eagles. I saw a snowy owl on my way home. I even saw a flock of swans in flight heading north east. They are really noisy! They are about ten times louder than a flock of Canadian geese.

I continue to swim. I have now set a personal best in the mile in the pool in 45 minutes flat. This was after the first weekend of deer hunting. The break has been good for me. I really enjoy the swimming, but you can still wear out muscles. I have been more lax in my running and spinning. My intention is to go tomorrow on Thanksgiving and swim a mile and then spin for an hour. This of course will be thrown out the window by my eating dinner, but it has become a tradition to go for a long ride on Thanksgiving.

Wishing you all a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving.

Marc