May 24th, 2006

shiredancer: (Hold on Tight)
Heh. Lookit me, I came up with a catchy subject line!

And yes, maintenance is definitely the order of the day lately. Rode the bike today; third bike ride of the year... and this is when the saddle sores show up. Ow ow ow ow ow. But I got here, and we've been having *lovely* weather, and I saw three bunnies on the bike path today! Yay bunnnies!!! Two were on the little-used path that crosses under the main one and goes through the bird refuge area. Cute little brown guys, hopping around and frolicking in the sun. I've been seeing lots of birds in the bird refuge (of course) -- yesterday on the way home, in the stillness of the afternoon heat, there was a regular convocation of big birds in the shallows. Not quite an exaltation of larks, perhaps, but certainly a profundity of pelicans. Ducks, brown pelicans, blue herons, and assorted gulls, all getting in a little swim in the heat of the day. It keeps bringing to mind a line from my birthday poem -- "the heron-priested shore". Oh, Dylan Thomas, you are so wise with words!

Biking is not the only maintenance going on, oh no. Walked at lunch yesterday, and what a gorgeous walk that was -- the ocean was a brilliant blue, and fluffy white clouds sailed in the sky. Today I have a step-and-pump class at noon, and the days I don't ride the bike, I've been diligently working the treadmill at home. Me and Johnnny Horton, pacing it out to "North to Alaska" and "The Battle of New Orleans" and all the other fun songs on that CD. Johnny does the *cutest* little high trill at the end of a lot of his phrases -- obviously that was his "gimmick". Betcha it worked, too. I'm trying really hard to make this exercise thing work -- if I'm too tired for a full half-hour, I let myself off with just 20 minutes and one mile. I think that helps. *Note to self: lose the perfectionism*

And all this, because I really, really want to get back into shape so I can belly dance again! So of course the very first thing I want to do is make a new costume, because... well, that's the fun part. *Dreaming of a long stretchy black dress shot through with assuit-like silver...*

Profile

shiredancer: (Default)
Sally

March 2017

S M T W T F S
   1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930 31 

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated July 4th, 2025 01:34 am
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios