Saturday, February 4, 2012

Things I Learned Today

Look Mommy...I can skate!
...well somewhat
...at least I was able to keep my skates 
on 20 minutes today,
and while I had several near falls
 ...no contact was made.
Skates still hurt like hell!
Skating is more enjoyable
when there are
no spectators.
Skating,
like sex, 
is more fun with two!

Happy walking,
Marisa

Friday, February 3, 2012

It's A Start!

The hubby was away, 
but that didn't stop me from heading back to the pond after work 
to try out my skates. We had cleared the snow off the ice twice,
but had yet to actually skate on it.
There was evidence that someone
had been enjoying the 
fruits of our labor.
Glad to see the boys have been playing hockey,
although the ice must have been a little soft
as it was quite cut up.
...one on.
...two on.
Up I go.

After over 15 years of not being on the ice,
it took me all but five minutes
to find out...
  
I can't skate
...I seem to have forgotten that!
Skates make my feet hurt like hell.
It's not that much fun skating alone.
I slipped my boots back on 
and gave the ice 
another scrape...
and 
headed home 
as
it was getting dark
...but I'm going back tomorrow.
Maybe
I'll keep
my skates on
ten
minutes.
Happy walking,
Marisa

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Snow Walk

Snow
...something we haven't had much of this winter
...transforms the woods into a 
wonderland.
Even abandoned farm equipment is
beautiful with a
dusting 
of snow.


...cloaking
seed heads
...even the shoveling is magical
...when it's someone else 
doing the shoveling.

Happy walking,
Marisa

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Night Walk

You may have noticed that I haven't posted on this blog for quite some time. Blogging has kinda gone the way of my weigh loss and exercise journey...sputtering in fits of get up and go...to not moving at all. The only thing moving are the numbers on the scale. Unfortunately, while my exercise routine has been mired in a gully, my weight has been on a steady incline. I am trying to psych myself back into "moving" and with the days gradually becoming longer, I am getting out more...and now that all the Christmas "junk" is gone, there is no excuse for not eating better.


The other night, in anticipation of the forecast rain for the next day,  
Hubby and I cleaned the snow off the pond so we could get some skating in, 
something we haven't done in over fifteen years. 
Tonight, I walked back to check the ice
...it was perfect, 
although I didn't venture on it because of the mild temps over the last few days.

Notice the dark circles in the ice...


Close up they looked like giant eyeballs.



The night sky was beautiful!


I had a great walk and came home to


... a healthy meal
of fresh veggies with hummus,
a sandwich, orange sections and a glass of vegetable juice.


Getting back on track with healthy eating,
avocado
...a batch of yogurt 
...and seeds in my sprouter 
for extra greens next week, 
...one lonely candy cane, 
the last of the Christmas junk.




Happy walking,
Marisa