Back at it Day 2 - Hopeful

Almost did not go again today using the excuse, "I went yesterday, today Pup and I should rest." But I recognized the excuse and went anyway.

Beautiful day!

"Fall seven times, stand up eight." ~Japanese Proverb

I will keep starting over until I get it right. Love and light my friends! Have a wonderful Wednesday!

We'll be coming around the mountain when we come...

First, I want to wish my husband, Pat, a VERY Happy Birthday! 

I love you Babe and I am so glad to be on the journey with you ♥

Wednesday - Yesterday's walk turned into an unexpected mountain climbing excursion. I have to agree with my daughter, this was the best walk EVER!

It started out normal, we took the NID ditch on our side of the road. It is flat and busier than the other trails we take so Pup needs to be on the leash most of the time. I did not have her on and we came across another person with the dog who was also not on a leash. All went well and there was no incident.

My daughter saw a trail that headed straight up a hill off in to the forest. I had seen it before and told my self that someday I would see where it led and today was the day. It was basically a deer trail, you could see where they eat their way through, LOL!

This is the middle of the trail where it kinda leveled out.

It took us straight into the forest all right! We stopped when we came across a private property sign and turned around to find ANOTHER trail, well sorta. You could see where the animals scaled down the mountain to the creek so we took it. A couple steps into this new direction I noticed that we were not far from home! I could actually see the creek and the roofs to our house. Onward we go!

My daughter, Mother and Pup...which way should we go? Well, it was so steep and the dirt was very soft so we all just found our own way down...

...it was really not that bad, but we like this kind of thing! Exploring....

When we got down to the creek we meandered upstream, checking out all the details. We saw hearts, we saw animals homes, we saw moss, we saw all things natural :)

...because this is what you get to find along the way....

...of course, we were shown love from above along the way...

...the only way to get a picture of Poppy is by chance. She will not sit still long enough. Silly goof...

I wish I would have taken pictures along the way home. We climbed up a muddy, rocky, hill that's pitch was more like a wall. We did it, but Pup could not :( She actually fell and thank goodness did not hurt herself (Well, at least not that we can tell). Poppy looked at us like, "Are you going to leave me? Don't leave me!" It was so sad. The energy became very frantic. My daughter and Mother began thinking of creative ways to get her out; the best one being that I could hold my mother's legs while she dangled off the "wall" hill we climbed up so she could reach pup to put her leash on. While that would have been fun, my logical approach was to find a place down stream that was not as steep where Poppy could get to us. Now why we did not think to do that ourselves, I do not know. Those of us who know us, and know us when we are together, know that is just how we do things. All is good!

This is a picture of the sunset last night. Loved it and wanted to share!

I love where I live!

Today, Poppy and I took a walk early on. The weather forecast predicted rain with possible snow tonight. Oh I hope so! Thanks for reading folks!

Love, light, peace and all things good!

Mountain lion worries and a protective Pup

1:07 pm - Today marks the three weeks of walking! Well, not if you count the day I took off but that was more of a reward to self.

I have to be honest, I have not walked yet but I will soon. I received a visit from Aunt Flow last night and she has swiped all my energy and motivation. Plus, I have heard that when you live in an area with a lot of Mountain Lions to wait until mid day before walking or exercising if you are on your period, especially if you go in the woods. Apparently, woman have been attacked while on their period. Makes sense.Sorry for the personal detail, but I gotta keep it real and I really worry about this :)

I am tempted to just not go walking today but I can't let something so common get me down! MUST KEEP MOVING...

3:49 pm - Well, neither one of us got attacked by a mountain lion but Poppy attacked another dog. Man! I had a feeling to put her on the leash and I am glad I did. The other owner and dog were coming at us, the dog was not leashed and ran ahead of the owner. The dogs sniffed each other and all was good until the other dog tried to greet me. That is when Poppy pounced the dog and gave it a warning with nipping teeth. I pulled her off immediately and scolded her. The other owner did not say much but wanted to make sure we did not pass each other again. I don't know what to think about the whole thing other than maybe it would not have happened if the other dog was on a leash and I will feel sorry for anyone who tries to get at me when Poppy is around.

I forgot to put the memory card back in the camera so I do not have any pictures of the eventful walk but I have some from other walks in the area I can share.

Pretty Mountain Lilacs along the ditch in the summer.

Family walk in the afternoon

A secret waterfall along the way

Little changes make a BIG difference

Pup and I were done with our walk a long time ago, I am just now getting time to tell you all about it. Today was the first day that we saw another human/canine duo on the trail. It makes me nervous because I have a hard time with Pup on the leash, she needs the room to run and sometimes she does not listen. Like today; I feel bad because she scared the woman and her little dog because she did not listen and stop to put her leash on (she usually does). Then, Pup ran in to the forest and did not come when I called her. She was in trouble and was put on the leash for the rest of the walk. Apparently it is a pretty popular trail; I just saw someone else walking on it from our from room window. Sunrise walks are looking better and better, I just have to figure out if I would rather encounter people/pets or wild animals ;)

I believe that small changes make a big difference. Perhaps sunrise walks would not only be good for my body but for my psyche and soul. Who else caught the sunrise this morning? Wasn't it beautiful?

This is the beginning of the fabulous sunrise this morning.

Just keep going...

6:03 am - Today I woke up feeling much better; my spirits seem to high and motivation is too. I did not walk yesterday. I took the day off. The In Laws came for lunch and we just hung out after they left. Good family time; nice and relaxing.

But it is Monday and I have to get back into the groove of walking. I will be in my daughters class this morning so won't be able to walk until after school. Our neighbor may come with us too. We will have to wait and see how the day plays out.

3:07 pm - Oh gotta love kids...need a walk terribly but I have so much work! AND I can barely move and think I might be frozen. Man, it is COLD!

5:09 pm - Got the walk done and over with for today...I feel warmth in my center again. It has been freezing at night for over a week and although there is sun shining during the day it is still too cold to melt the snow and ice in my back yard!

I should not have taken a day off this exercise yesterday. I could feel it today; both physically and mentally. I can see know how easy it is to loose motivation. Had I not been blogging this experience I probably would have quit by now and definitely today if I did not feel I had to blog about it ;) Believe it or not this blog is keeping me going and accountable.


I found the best sunset spot on the mountain...

Saw this cloud to the North as the walk began

Tried to get my squirrly dog to post with me for a picture but she could not sit still.

And here is the best sunset spot on the mountain :)

Just another day...walked and met a stray

My daughter and I took Pup out today. The pond was almost completely frozen over and there was still snow on the ground. We encountered a stray dog and had to cut our walk short. I did not feel comfortable with the pup and my daughter and the stray so I had Pat meet us with the car and we just went home. The stray was acting weird, coming at us and then running away, staring and kinda stalking. It was weird.

Do you wanna know something else weird? Nev Co had a little snow storm blow through last night, no body recalls seeing clouds but sure say the snow falling and stars sparkling. Did anyone else experience that?

Oh and just in case you are wondering; I still feel depressed and really lethargic today but looking at life with love and light and pulling through. This too shall pass :) Not sure where these episodes come from; chalking it up as PMS but I will be talking to my doctor about them at the next dr visit. Whoever said that the man is the superior sex has obviously never been a woman ;)

Day 10 - I don't want to do this...

6:26 am - But I do want to do this...just not today. I woke up wanting to go back to bed. All I can concentrate on is work...which is the very reason I have to find motivation by the end of this day.

7:28 am - When I saw the sun begin to shed light on the Western Hemisphere, something inside of me said "Stop sitting here and worrying over being motivated, just get off your butt and do it". So I did! I am happy I did too because it is a beautiful morning and today was the first day the walk became a little "easier". There is motivation is just that. Here are some pictures of this mornings walk...

It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is best from the top.  ~Arnold Bennett

Good Morning Nevada County! This was my view once I got to the top of the hill.

Good morning, moon!

"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth." ~Buddha

Any my trusty walking partner, Poppy.