The last couple of days it has been wonderful here. I never get too excited when we get a 60 degree day, just seems so early for fall to be popping up. Last year the leaves didnt even really start falling untill late october! Fall must be giving me a nicely done faux cover, I was right! supposed to be mid 70's- low 80's next week. Argh!
I've been wanting to run dogs the last two days since this fake fall weather is showing its face, however I just never get around to it. Was pretty sure I was going to today, but then turned around and made a handfull of lame excuses. "Oh well that means I need to pump up the front tire again, and match all the lines, then Line out and untangle everyone myself..." I dont want to start training early and not commit to a full schedule to work with them. I'm sure most of the northern mushers have been getting miles already, when I havent even ran anything over 4 miles! Stupid southern heat.. No wait.. its the humidity that kicks butt. I swear, If i won the lottery me and my dogs would be out in the middle of nowhere in South-Western rural Virginia.It is SO beautiful there.. it just has something about it. Besides there, Alaska has my heart but is that really realistic to think of moving there for some time? probably not.
Actually anything would work at the moment. I miss home. I don't call anywhere home right now, it's all just a place where I lay my head and where my dogs can stay, just so I can have them. I am much too hard headed to give up my dogs. They are my life, my dream and my passion.
I did happen to get a good slew of action/play shots of the dogs playing in the large kennel run. Not really satisfied with them, I am determined to get one of Calamity jumping into a pile of dogs like she always does. Have my eye on two local (well, sortof.. central VA and NE WV) dog rigs. I NEED a rig. My trike is awesome but I am limited to running 4 dogs because I'm just not stupid enough to run anything more than 5 on it. One is a chambers' (haven't been made since the late 80's) that needs new rims and tires, but I offered 200$ for it. The other is a very nice Fischer Dune Cart in central VA. Its probably well worth 600$, but I only offered 4 for it. It is still in new condition, and has been kept indoors and folds up! The Chambers rig folds up too, but hasnt been folded up in forever so the bolts would have to be replaced, IF I can get them loose. I like the Chambers better, its lighter so I can add bags of sand for extra weight in training and take it off when racing. Perfect. Crossing my fingers she accepts my offer.
Well, I should be doing school work but its already midnight so the hours would go as tommorow, which is lame. If i wanted to do it tommorow I will do it when my mind matter is fresh. My self discipline sucks.
No one to talk to.. just blank I guess. The only person I really talk too never answers their phone and cant make up their mind. Go figure.
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