Some pictures from the yard recently. Victoria had its annual flower count recently. None of these were counted. 🙁 Spring is a wonderful time of year in this part of the country.
Sale Gallery
Uhh, what kind of sale is Move Gallery having? I caught this one on the way to work this morning.
Deck Screwed
Another deck update. Slowly but surely we are seeing some progress. Finally after several months of nothing. This weekend more decking was added, and the stuff that was already there, got properly screwed down (there was only a couple screws per piece of wood).
I just hope that the guy working on it remembers that we need access to the back yard. I hope he will build to one door or the other, and not in long strips like he is doing now. If he has to stop and we can’t let Yoshi in the back yard, I will be very unhappy.
LOTD – Wicked Listings
So far this is the most wicked TV listings webpage I have come across. Do the setup, let it load, then be amazed. It has drag capability like Google maps! Soooo, cool.
via Download Squad
Trainer Movies
Rode the trainer again today. The past week Victoria has had some strange weather which included hail, rain, cold temps, and snow. I opted to do the trainer, and not the road for that reason. Today was looking better than the rest of the week, but not good enough.
I rode to a different DVD today. NSX 8 Cease and Desist. Nice change. I am going to try and cycle through a bunch of movies I have. It is pretty cool to see some of the older movies.
I did a 3 minute warm up, then a 38 minute ride with a 3 minute cool down at the end. I think that is a little less than last week, but that is OK.
I’m thinking more about getting a new bike computer for my road bike. I think I want to get one with a cadence meter. This will allow me to, in conjunction with the HRM, to ensure I keep up the effort. I quite often slowly slack off, little by little until I finally do notice it.
Weekend Challenge
Last weekend I brought out the lightbox again, and put in it an old Yashica camera and a cool flower from one of our few remaining plants. Shooting in the lightbox is quite a challenge. I think I need to work on the box a little more to try to hide the seams better, but for the most part I can photoshop them out. The rest of the pics are here.
Happy Happiest
Happy Birthday my son, you turn 1 year old today!
1 year ago was the hardest, and happiest day of my life. I love you very, very much.
Specially Raised
No, Yoshi is not allowed to sleep on the futon. Specially when it is a bed. Specially when there is a nice duvet on it. Specially when we are home.
I found him like this recently. What did he do when I found him? He raised his head, looked at me, then plunked his head back down and tried to go back to sleep.
Workout HRM
I was on the trainer again today. I was originally going to go for a mountain bike ride, but I really wasn’t feeling into it today. It is a little chilly outside, and the weather was looking a little spotty. Not sure why I am such a woos these days, but there I am.
I popped in the latest Kranked DVD, turned up the sound, and started pedalling. I bumped up my pedalling time a few minutes over last workout which meant I went the length of the DVD. Next time I might need to find a longer show.
I also replaced the battery in my HRM before starting, which meant I was better able to watch my heart rate, and was able to prevent myself from slacking too much. When I get into a rythm, it is very ease to slowly back off the effort without realizing it. When I notice my heart rate has dropped 10 bpm, then I know to pick up the pace a bit.
I worked up a great sweat today, and now I am replenishing my lost fluids.
