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Cold and Rainy Race

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Cold and rainy won’t keep us out
Crossing the finish line is what it’s about
Twelve thousand of our closest friends
Keep us company going around the bend

Walking just over two hours is a good pace
While we chat during the Capitol 10K race
We ran a marathon a long time ago
Now it’s just for fun, personal records we’ve let go

Musicians play for us on our way
And volunteers give us water keeping thirst at bay
It was cold, rainy and it was fun
Even though we were so far back we never heard the starting gun

(My placement was 11,610 of 11,992 finishers. Smokin’!!)

NaPoWriMo Day 6 (No one said it had to be good poetry.)

The sign for Race Starts Here

Race Starts Here

Took us almost 13 minutes to get to the start line after the race started

Took us almost 13 minutes to get to the start line after the race started

The many people starting the race

Almost 12,000 of our closest friends

Going downhill, but an uphill followed

Downhill, but uphill followed

Musicians played for the runners and walkers

Musicians played for us

Drummers with a beat

Drummers with a beat

Young girl wearing a pink cowboy hat riding on her daddy's shoulders

Now I want a pink cowboy hat

Race fans with signs

Even the race fans trained!

Photo of the finish line timer 2 hours 14 minutes 45 seconds

Ta-da! We made it!

Every Summer, Every Winter

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Every summer, when the temperature climbs above 100 degrees and the humidity is about 90 percent (and stays there for weeks), I consider relocating to a place where it doesn’t get so hot. North, then. The mountains of New Mexico loom in my mind: high altitudes, low humidity, cool breezes in the trees; so dreamy.

Snow 24 Jan 2014

Snow 24 Jan 2014

All it takes to rid me of that fantasy is the first cold snap of the central Texas winter. Our cold extremes last only a few days, but even before then I’m looking at the map to see where I can move to where the winter weather is milder. South, then. Brownsville, maybe? Unfortunately, I veto any place with “Hurricane Evacuation Route” signs.

That means that I’ll be staying right where I am and make the best with what I’ve got.

Frozen water in the yard

Frozen water in the yard