This week started sort of crap, with one day of slack (Monday), and one day of opting not to lumber due to a bit of mental (I had brain poo) and creative burnout. Then, come Wednesday and Thursday, I was back in the woods for some miles.
Not a Lost Weekend, But
The weather over the weekend was pretty crap: dark, grey, rainy, and quite cool for the unofficial kickoff of summer, unlike today, which is sunny and 75˚.
With Wifey somewhere in Ohio (I don’t really know, I think near some big lake… Lake Winnipesaukee or something like that), and B at his girlfriend’s parents’ for the holiday, I was left alone with Lola (the dog) for the weekend.
30 Done, Let’s Weekend!
I pretty much needed 7 miles in my feetz today to meet my 30 in 5 goal, and to be honest, I really didn’t think I had seven in me today— until I did.
Shenanigans & Mischief
It’s been a good week of lumbering so far, with 23+ miles in four days so far, and a decent amount of pixels captured.
Semi-Happy Enough
Now, where was I?
I finished off a lackluster week of lumbering with 26.48 miles in my feetz, missing out on my goal of 30. Having said that, I also did a short 6-mile mountain bike ride, so I DID end up with over 30 miles of doing stuff. So, I guess that’s something to be semi-happy about.
Double Helpings
Sometimes a week can be OK, even if it really hasn’t gone well.
The week started off well enough; Monday and Tuesday’s lumbers were good, and my stitches are healing nicely, with my skin being more irritated and painful from the bandages that were on than the actual incision. So, I was relatively blindsided by how much Wednesday and part of Thursday sucked.
No Owl Photos Here
After Friday morning’s surgery, I skipped lumbering for the rest of the weekend to let my stitches do their thing. So, come Monday, I was pretty eager to get back in the woods, and the woods did not disappoint.
Raccoons & Waiting Rooms
After a subpar week of lumbering last week, I was glad to get back to some normal mileage and picture taking. At least until I couldn’t today.
Miles and Al’s Return
Tuesday’s 5.79-mile lumber was OK, but nothing to write about1. There was little to no visible critter activity, and I had to rely on some nature nubbin macro shots to scratch my itch.
In fact, it was so lacking that I chose to bail early and missed my 6-mile target by a nugget hair. Oh well.
Weak Weeks & A New One
It’s no secret that my love (er, acceptance) of routine, no matter how good or bad it is for me, is borderline autistic. So, when I get out of a near-daily routine like writing about my mundane day hikes and attempts at nature photography, it can be hard to get back in.
However, as you can see, I’m back. For this, you have my apologies. But, so as not to get too up in your grill with a new post, I will just post some pics and say the lumbering and picture-takin’ was subpar last week, but this week has started off swell with a 6-mile lumber in some “not too bad” temps.