A week of squares

Finishing out the month on a string of #walkingsquares. The usual suspects are highlighted; dogs, sunsets, grandkids and rural life.

Fencepost Friday. It was a longer than normal workday. I felt exhausted when I drove down the driveway but the dogs said “let’s go” and 3 kms later I felt better. The sunset was the cake, the beer that followed tbe icing on it.

Sunny Saturday. Awoke to beautiful sunrise and the sunshine stayed all day long! Man I needed that. We walked together, crunching around the pasture. Not enough snow for snowshoes but too much for easy walking. Probably did about 1.5 km but trust me it felt farther. Captured the clouds rolling in at sunset.

Sweet Sunday was definitely that. Warm with no wind but sadly no picture of the walk time.  The Littles arrived at the same time as Uncle and his dogs so off we went. The four humans and the four dogs. No one had on the right footwear so we picked our way here and there. Little Man C walked around with his hands in his pockets and looked so adorable. Young C lost her hands in long sweater. They kept us in stitches with their running commentary. But alas, there are no pixels to capture this special short .5 km walk.

Moody Monday was indeed that. A trip to the city for assorted appointments was interspaced with a 1.8 km walk around a few blocks in the city with my friend Aimy. I’d hoped to capture a river picture, but timing and road/sidewalk conditions meant we weren’t going to make it quite that far. I settled for a picture of the “crooked tree park.”  It was snowing like crazy and footing was a but treacherous, but neither of us was worse the wear for our tumble of limbs when we both went down.

Tuesday — hm what word describes this day that starts with a T? Think I will settle for Talkative Tuesday as the outside time involved Young A and some farm chores (taking care of the Littles and the critters while momma and dad get away for a few days). She was filling me in on the hens, eggs, the turkey, and the horses. I was busy teaching her about how to tell if the puppies were getting along (a strong no). We went down to the shop, and I pulled the old GT racer back (with her on it!), and then she played happily in the buckets of fresh snow for quite some time.  Again, it wasn’t a great distance, but we did walk in deep snow, although it was quite lovely out at about -9.

Wicked Wednesday without a doubt. Holy snap, it got cold quickly with a drop of about 10 degrees. The high today of -19 was also the low and no sun, so one could not pretend it was warmer. There was just the basic amount of time to do chores, so again, like a measly .5 km. Even Young A was ready to head in she’s a hearty soul. For whatever reason, Little Man C opted to stay inside and play with his trucks. He’s a mischievous type, and I was longer outside than planned as we had vehicle issues so my other half left to go home.

That’s my #walkingsquares for the last few days of the month. Not the kind of distances I need for a true fitness program for sure but shorter distances for a multitude of reasons. It ebbs and flows in the winter for sure. I’ve also been indoor trainer biking, doing weights, and have been steady on aqua fitness 2/week for the last 3 weeks. So all in all I’m moving.

A special thanks to Becky for hosting the #walkingsquares. It’s been my pleasure to participate and hope that my mixed offerings bring some pleasure to those who continue to stay connected with me here.

Bernie