A difficult couple of weeks

The weather has been great - except for the very strong cold winds the last two days - but it has been a difficult couple of weeks since Willow stopped being able to get up and use her back legs on Veteran's Day, 11/12/12.  I've been making sure she gets turned on other side every four hours latest, so being unemployed has been a blessing for this.  Getting up at 3 AM every morning to turn her over is no problem, but I have been so tired I just couldn't get up the energy to ride my bike.

We've had some really beautiful days together - these two weeks have been exceptional weather-wise.  One day there was a perfectly blue sky through the stark limbs of the willow tree we were lying under.  All of a sudden, through the limbs there is this really short and perfect rainbow in a shape I'd never seen.  To me it was a sign from the Universe that Willow is a very loved and special dog, and that our time together was right.

I can't believe tomorrow is the day.  She seemed so tired when I brought her in two days ago - like it was just getting to be too much.  And then it didn't.  But tonight it was really hard for her to use her front legs - she is getting fatigued.  I am tired too, but I will go as long as it is right.

Local Bike ride

Went back to the road bike yesterday because of the terrible squealing the mtn bike does. For the first time ever got chased by dogs. First, a beagle of all things on the busiest road. Then, 2 dogs who at least had the sense to stay in their yard while chasing. I made a "easy boy" noise and they were fine. The crazy beagle though - didn't even see him/her, just thought I had dog barking in my ears and then on the left of me (in the road) here is this little one chasing right next to me.

Was really slow though...feel like I just started and haven't been riding regularly for a while...

Update

Biked twice at Blackstone and once around home since last post.  Saw the egret once and swans with lots of ducks.  So lucky for this nice place, even if bordered by roads and houses.

Ran six times, once on treadmill at gym.  Doing over three miles each time...close to four.  Worked out only twice but walked a lot.