walk me out in the cold rain and snow...

Sheesh, the last post on this thing was in MAY! Holy crap! So much has happened.

Purchased a home.....

.........in the hills of Virginia (view from our porch).

Took on another member of the family (me and PACO, our new dog).

Life is good. It has been quite cold here in VA, I have been on many runs wearing a face full of vaseline and the warmest running clothes I own. There is no such thing as cold weather, just bad clothes. Today, I ran 7 miles with a elevation gain of 2000 feet. When I am not out in the Shenandoah National Park or Massanutten, I haul around the dirt roads I live on. They are tough, like fire roads but better maintained. Thats where the 7 miles came from, on  ice, wearing my Yak-Trax.

I love this time of year, running in sub zero tempratures make me feel so alive. The cold is a challenge in itself, the bare trees are quite lovely. They show me the vistas they conceal in the summer months and allow me to have a view of the ridgeline throughout my run. These trees let the wind burn my face and the sun shine down, while they take a beating from Old Man Winter.....love this little mountain of mine.

I will however be happy when the winter running laundry heap is over. Damn, I wear a lot of clothes.

Ok, back to work on some jewerly. Been slackin' on that too! I will leave a pic of our road in the summer....

it was about 97 degrees F when this pic was taken. Today, it is about 70 degrees colder and this road is encased in ice!

Peace OUT xoxox