I would like to call this series of photos “Let’s Not Fly A Kite” Me and several friends spent the good part of an afternoon trying to get the kite airborne….with no luck.
I choose to blame the wind. It couldn’t possibly be our lack of trick kite flying skills!
To see more entries to the Fun Foto Challenge, visit Cee’s page.
I feel it is time I share my true oddness with the blogging world. When I learned this week’s Word a Week Challenge was “play” I immediately thought of Stan!
Stan is a playful little monkey that enjoys traveling, walking and playing. He completed the 3 Day walk (60 miles) with me. He has traveled to Canada, West Texas and recently he joined me on a trip to Ohio and experienced snow for the first time.
Stan enjoys the view from his first class seat
Stan makes his first snow angel
Stan falls in a snow drift
Yesterday I completed the Hot Chocolate 15k. I have not been training to run so I joined a group of friends and we walked. We did run short spurts and that certainly made me miss running. Unfortunately my knees are old and I have some strengthening work to do before I attempt to get back at running.
Blogger Joanne Sisco, of My Life Lived Full, mentioned she expected to see photos of smiling faces at the finish…I certainly couldn’t let her down!
Start of the Hot Chocolate 15k
There were 12,000 participants.
The finisher cup!
The finisher cup contained hot chocolate, marshmallows, Rice Crispy Treats, and more unhealthy things. Unfortunately, 3 weeks ago I committed to a plant based diet that does not include these tasty treats….so I gave away what others would eat and patted myself on the back for sticking to the plan!
And now for the smiling faces…
The finisher photo!
Incase you are wondering I am the old girl on the left with the ice pack on my knee!
Cuteness….
A young mallard and lucky timing for me!
My partner (Tina) and I are on day 13 of following a plant based diet. Our intention is to avoid all animal products, oils, and processed foods for at least 6 weeks. After the 6 week period we will likely add some items back to our diets….but for now we are both feeling energetic and quite happy with our choice to make these changes in our lives.
Today, for a treat, we went to the Spiral Diner for lunch. It is one of the few places in Fort Worth that serves only vegan. It was nice eating at a place where we did not have to ask “is the bread vegan?” “Do you make that with milk?” We simply relaxed and enjoyed our meals!
TRE = Trinity Railway Express
This farm caught my eye this morning. The sun was hitting it just right! So yes indeed, I did a quick detour and took a few pictures before moving on up the highway!
I got very excited when I noticed the horses heading toward the barn for breakfast!
Unfortunately I did not have my camera with me…so these photos were taken with my iPhone 5s
The rosemary bush in my front yard is blooming.
The flamingo seems very happy among the blooms!
Conversations Around the Tree 