Weekend Cycling

Prince Paws-ies!

Sleepy puppy

 27 miles, 2 major hill climbs, good friends, and a whole lot of sunshine!

My friend Kory and I at the top of the Norway Hill climb: 444ft climb over 1.5 miles with a descending speed of 38mph. I did one more climb with Zach later up Hollywood Hill near the end of our ride at 558ft climb over 2 miles with a descending speed of only 25 mph because I had to stop halfway since my chain decided to fall off my chain ring. Yikes! I burned 1045 calories in 2 hrs and 44 min of ride time. Then, I devoured 1/2 of a pizza. Worth every bite!

Birthday Day Trip to Victoria, BC

Leaving Seattle on the Victoria Clipper

Seattle Cityscape at sunrise

The Olympic Mountain Range, Olympic Peninsula, Washington

Strait of Juan de Fuca, Olympic Mountain Range, Victoria, British Columbia

Scooter!!! I rode about 4 .5 hrs in the sunshine around Victoria, BC

The trusty stead in Victoria (inner) harbor, Victoria, BC

The Empress Hotel. Tea is served at high noon daily, but I didn't desire to spend $48 on tea and crumpets.

Queen Elizabeth in front of the Provincial Legislative Building

Captain James Cook statue in front of the inner Victoria Harbor

Strait of Juan de Fuca. Leaving Victoria, BC at sunset.

Beacon Hill Park (dog park area, actually) with Olympic Mtns

Clover Point/ Ross Bay

Two cargo ships with Olympic Mtns

Oak Bay, Victoria Marina

Oak Bay

Mt. Douglas Park

View from atop Mt. Douglas, The Olympic Mtns, Strait of Juan de Fuca

Hiking the Summit Trail at Mt. Douglas

Strait of Georgia

At the summit of Mt Douglas, Strait of Georgia

Just Really Sad

These tsunami waves, though lower in height, keep crashing me down. How many buckets of tears can my eyes fill? I'm so tired. 

Mt Pilchuck view from my house. Steve and I's first hike together and where I scattered at bit of his ashes. 

Jobin loves his belly rubs

Calm waters of the Sound tonight 

I have prayed so hard for my grass to grow this year. By the looks of it, I'll have to re-seed to fill in a lot of bare spots. I just wish I could have a grassy backyard. 

Sunsets for My Peace

Weekend Outings

Had a nice weekend: Took a course on Friday, Heal Thyself, for healthcare practitioners, where I learned about nutrition, Somatic Centering, resilience, happiness, laughter, and neuroplasticity of mindfulness. Saturday, I met with the gals from my support group for coffee, attended a second session of Capoiera class, then watched the Sounders play. 

Sunday, I hiked with two of the gals in my support group, which was a lot of fun. 

Now, I'm listening to classical music and reading to relax the remainder of my day. 

Life in Everett

Here's some random pics from about the town. Mostly, from our doggie walks. 

Post card from Uncle Mikey and Rachel from Salvador, Brasil

Hiking Shoreview park in Shoreline

Playing ball at Lake Stevens dog park

Hiking Langus Park and watching the high school crew team race

Naval base at sunset, Grand Ave park, Everett

Gimme that bone Jobin!

St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Run 5K

Hannah, Jobin and I walked the Shamrock Run 5K again this year, and we did it in style! I had a lot of fun even though no one wanted to join me. The doggies were well-behaved the whole time! I was a proud momma. Jobin wore Daddy's favorite tshirt and I found Hannah's shirt at the thrift store for $2! 

They were tuckered after the days excitement!