Yesterday evening I decided to join a trail-running group as it was their last time running at Deer Creek Canyon park, which is a place I have wanted to try. Dean hasn't wanted to jog there, and I have hesitated to go alone as there have been recent mountain lion and bear sightings. They immediately lost me, which I had expected. They are a really swift bunch of runners. But I have learned to run my own pace and kept at it, completing the 3 miles of trail. It was a fantastic feeling of accomplishment. I will have to convince Dean to run with me there.
Speaking of mountain lions, a friend of a friend who lives in the nearby town of Conifer had her pet miniature horse and her pet miniature donkey killed by a mountain lion last weekend. I have mentioned the bear that is hanging around our neighborhood. It was such a dry winter that wildlife must be moving closer to humans to obtain food. We will have to learn to safely share our world.
We have been putting our bird feeders out by day and taking them in by night to avoid attracting the bears. Dean went out to bring in the feeders at dark last night and stumbled into a bull elk eating our crab apple tree by our patio. Dean was really startled. The elk, luckily, took it in stride and shambled off to eat in someone else's yard. It was a brief moment of excitement. The sheer size of these animals is always awe-inspiring.
We are doing another one day fast today, our second "Fasting Friday." So far, so good.
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