Average Tuesday
Jul. 9th, 2024 09:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pshaw_raven Today's outdoor run - 3.5 miles at endurance pace. Basically "to the hard top and back." Gave me a chance to work on breathing properly and minding my form. I've spent so much time pushing my pace that sometimes I feel as if I run like those wavy tube men out front of used car dealerships. So I ran with no music, no phone, and no looking at the watch. It was 73 out but with 99% humidity. I also saw three Sandhill Cranes fly over! My right leg feels a little stiffer than the left but otherwise no physical problems.
Fox did a lot of road work over the weekend, digging out part of the ditch by our house and Jamie's, using that dirt to level out our patch of road again, and dragging it. He then switched over to the land plane and dragged the road a little further up and dumped some sand into the washouts. There's a stretch where the road starts gaining elevation, and in heavier rains, we have a stream running down it. There's not much that can be done about it short of major road construction, culverts, and stuff like that.
Thinking about making another batch of matcha milk jam today, but I also have a craving for arepas. I've even got some queso fresco on hand. I should match a batch of plain ones that I can eat pre-run with just honey or cane syrup.
Other tasks today include refilling the back deck hummingbird feeders, baking a pan of granola, weightlifting, and deadheading the basil plants. I probably need to start picking a lot more basil and putting it into the dehydrator. I found some random flower seeds and stuck them in a pot of dirt just for giggles - we'll see if anything comes up. I'm also considering buying a couple of coontie palms for the shadier areas of the yard. They look kind of prehistoric and will give some shade and shelter to small birds and reptiles. I've been seeing a toad on the deck every morning, too, and he's pretty cool. I like toads.
Fox did a lot of road work over the weekend, digging out part of the ditch by our house and Jamie's, using that dirt to level out our patch of road again, and dragging it. He then switched over to the land plane and dragged the road a little further up and dumped some sand into the washouts. There's a stretch where the road starts gaining elevation, and in heavier rains, we have a stream running down it. There's not much that can be done about it short of major road construction, culverts, and stuff like that.
Thinking about making another batch of matcha milk jam today, but I also have a craving for arepas. I've even got some queso fresco on hand. I should match a batch of plain ones that I can eat pre-run with just honey or cane syrup.
Other tasks today include refilling the back deck hummingbird feeders, baking a pan of granola, weightlifting, and deadheading the basil plants. I probably need to start picking a lot more basil and putting it into the dehydrator. I found some random flower seeds and stuck them in a pot of dirt just for giggles - we'll see if anything comes up. I'm also considering buying a couple of coontie palms for the shadier areas of the yard. They look kind of prehistoric and will give some shade and shelter to small birds and reptiles. I've been seeing a toad on the deck every morning, too, and he's pretty cool. I like toads.
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Date: 2024-07-10 01:32 am (UTC)There's this restaurant here called Arepitas. Delicious! However I'm the only one who likes it [actually Brandon did too but he's not nearby] & I don't like going alone, so I haven't had it in forever.
Toads are cool!
Somehow tadpoles appeared in a drainage area in the park where I run/walk. They've since graduated & tiny frogs can be seen hopping on the pavement. How have they not died in this heat??
At one house we lived, during a certain time of year, our yard housed frogs. My youngest dog loved them but they were toxic to her - go figure.
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Date: 2024-07-11 02:07 pm (UTC)I'd never heard of arepas until very recently and I'm kind of surprised they're not more common. They're really good and very easy to make. There's also this Brazilian cheese bread I've had recently, but I can't remember the Portuguese name - it had a softer texture but still basically corn meal and cheese.
I have no idea how the tadpoles survive, but they do. Around here it's raining a little every day now, so they have a chance to stay moist. Toads seem to like the front deck because it stays cooler and it's always kind of damp underneath.
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Date: 2024-07-11 11:24 pm (UTC)