Tuesday: I was expecting it to be very cool this morning, as they predicted temps in the low 60s. It was in the high 60s with low humidity. I saw a young doe, eating foliage. Got in my usual 36 mile ride but I focused on riding in the easier gears to give my legs a bit of a break. Work was very busy, and while I got a lot done, I left there stressed out. The girls made it worse when I got home (Fiona wouldn't come inside and I had to go round her up, never easy). Regardless, I went to the pool and found the lap swim area blessedly uncrowded. I enjoyed every lap---swam 50 laps, 40-45 minutes. I really didn't want to get out of the pool but stopped myself at 50.
Wednesday: A non-eventful 36 mile ride to start the day. Nice weather, but cooler than yesterday and a touch more humid. Stars were bright and I saw several foxes. Work was pretty uneventful---I've pretty much run out of things to do. The girls were much better behaved when I got home, and Fiona came right in. I got to the pool a bit earlier, as a consequence, and I managed to do a repeat of Tuesday (50 laps--40-45 mins). It was more crowded than Tuesday and a bratty little boy kept coming into the lap lanes to retrieve his ball. I asked him a couple times not to throw the ball into my lane, but he persisted. Finally, I just yelled at him. The lifeguard finally noticed and whistled for him to stop. LOL, I also scared the annoying little girls who had joined me in the lap lane and kept drifting over toward me. I seem to be a magnet for these little girls---this wasn't the first time they've seen me swimming and joined me. While they move over when I ask them, very nicely, to do so, watching out for them is something I'd prefer not to do. Anyway, I must have scared the hell out of them by yelling at the kid because they promptly got out of the water. LOL
Thursday: I dragged myself out of bed to ride this morning, expecting possible rain showers. It was dry and no signs of rain on the ground or on the radar. My legs were wiped out, so I took it at a higher cadence, easier gears. Churned out my usual 36 mile ride. Wednesday's leg workout was tough, as I increased the weight on presses, extensions, and hamstring curls. After work, I went swimming. It was the hottest day so far this summer, but the place was not too packed. I cranked out 50 laps in 45 minutes.
TGIF: Margot is in her "me not want to sleep at night" phase, so things have been rough. Lots of barking. I was relieved to pull myself out of bed and go for my bike ride. Peace! It was quite warm so I encountered a few people on their way home from "last night." One guy kept making weird noises at me. Harmless but the first time, he startled me. Got in my usual 36 miler. At work, I had absolutely nothing to do so I left right after doing my required time. In addition, there was what looked like storms on the radar and I didn't want to get stuck in it on the already-hellish Friday commute home. I hit a few momentary patches of rain--light to big drops---during my drive. When I got home, I checked the radar again and everything seemed to be clearing the area. I fed the girls and high tailed it to the pool. Because of the threatening skies, the place was not crowded. As I was swimming, I could see the skies getting the deep dark storm cloud blue, and before long, it started to rain. Nothing intense, thank goodness, and no thunder. Soon, I was the one swimmer in the pool. It was nice, even though the temperature was dropping a little. There were a few swimming lessons still going on, though, so I wasn't the only person in the water. Got in my planned 50 laps in about 45 minutes, then headed home. We had a big pizza dinner, which was a great way to cap off an active work week (active in terms of my leisure-time activities).
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