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Sandy (Gary) Horn is #141

Chris Gerber is #45

Ran 8 miles around Marsh Creek SP yesterday with DW.  Then we went to Longwood Gardens and walked 4-5 more miles.

The pooch and I had yet another great 6 mile trail run. The frequent storms blow down more trees and branches every day lately.

QOTD:  The other day someone mentioned that they see more wildlife than people on their runs.  How much wildlife do you see?

I typically see more deer than people.  We also see squirrels, chipmunks, possums, beavers, groundhogs, raccoon, foxes,  eagles, and lots of other birds including a lot of waterfowl and the occasional turkey.  There are probably quite a few other critters that don't come to mind at the moment.

I find it kind of remarkable since I live so near a major city.

The frequent storms blow down more trees and branches every day lately.

 

QOTD:  The other day someone mentioned that they see more wildlife than people on their runs.  How much wildlife do you see?

Spent 7 hours on Wednesday with DW and 2 paid helpers cleaning up our yard from tree damage.  They confirmed it was a small twister that hit our area, so now get I to fight with State Farm over who is paying for clean-up bill and to replace our gas grill and patio furniture.  One of our patio chairs was over 200 yards from the back deck.

QOTD:  Deer and turkeys are what I primarily see.  I've only seen 2 snakes this year (which is very low for me) and neither were poisonous.

Lots of fun stuff to track this weekend - I know people at both Hardrock and Vol State.

I've been doing little bits and pieces of running lately.  PT has me at 90 seconds right now.  Woo hoo.    Bike commute to work today though.

QOTD: Depends on where I am.  Some places have more wildlife than others.  The other day I saw a pair of raccoons, which is unusual.  Normally those little guys like to hide.  Bella scared up a flock of baby turkeys the other day.

Forgot to mention, if you scroll down to the bottom of the Hardrock Link, you'll see the Live Twitter Update Feed.

Just leaving work, and getting ready to take my kids to the local arts festival - kids from DS's electric guitar class will be playing on stage - that's my hardrock for the weekend (but I'll be following Chris Gerber and Sandy).

No run so far today, maybe later in the evening.

Mandy: Baby step, but progress still!

QOTD: it depends on the season, what is out and about. In winter, it is deer, rabbits, and smaller birds, some woodpeckers, and turkeys. In summer, it is mostly chipmunks, small and large birds, like owl, eagles, and hawks, or geese and ducks, then groundhogs, frogs, salamanders, and snakes (mostly rattlesnakes, but also Garter snakes, brown snakes, water snakes, red-bellied snakes), and different types of turtles. Oh, and sometimes bear, I forgot.

Surprisingly, barely any squirrels at all. In the night I also see racoons, porcupines, and mice and voles. Sometimes I have to watch closely not to step on the smaller critters.

I ran 6 uneventful miles this morning...felt sluggish..was it the wine or the slight dinner of wine and a slice of bed.  Doesn't really matter. 

QOTD:  Not too much. Deer one a week, coyote 4 times a year, bear once, cougar once 6 years ago...snakes couple a year, losts of squirrels, oh saw a river otter once, Oh yea..Turkeys ..few a month.