Darling...

My Run in Numbers

So my favorite part of magazines is the "________ in numbers" section.  No matter the subject, I always love learning the random facts that are posted there.  This morning as I ran, I first noticed the number of different kinds of birds that I saw and the rest of the time I spent noticing different things that I could count in different ways.  So, without any further ado, here is my morning run in numbers:


Date of run: July 23, 2012
Run in miles:  2.84 (ok, I walked the last .14 or so...)
Scale of how much I wanted to do my run this morning on a 1-10):  4
Types of birds I saw on my run: 8
Number of birds I can name:  ducks, chicken, quail, magpie (4)
Times I heard a rooster crow (is that the correct word for that?):  2
Ducks I saw:  100+
Number of times I scared ducks into the water:  5
Water bottles I took:  0
Times I wanted to water bottle:  only about 50
Ounces of water I drank before and after my run:  24
Scale of how much I love the sound of running water on 1-10:  10
Number of times I heard water running this morning:  6
Temperature on run:  70 degrees
Time I woke up to go running:  6:30
Time I got out of bed:  7:01
Range of height of weeds on the edge of canal:  6 in. - 6 ft.
Number of times I thought that said weeds are a fire hazard:  3
Wind speed:  totally guessing here, but less than 10 mph.
Dogs I heard barking at me:  7
Number that ran after me:  0
Other people I saw running:  1
Count of the hold of my stretches:  15
Scale of how glad I am that I did this run this morning on a 1-100 scale:  99

Playing in the Rain

So today was one of those times where you totally live in the moment.  And the moment was wonderful.


Lilly and I had just pulled into the driveway when it started to rain.  I came in and set her down, but immediately knew that I needed to take out some stinky diapers, so I quickly did, leaving the door open as I went.  Before I could get back, Lilly had made her way back outside and over to the waterspout and the corresponding puddle under it.  I said, "To heck with it" and the next 20 minutes were some of my favorite of her life!  Thankfully my camera was close at hand.

This first video is when she first started playing..

This was when the water first started really coming down hard.  You can see it on the street in the background.

 Here is how the rain came down for a few minutes....

Playing with the settings on the camera and captured this sweet picture.

She loved putting her hand in the water.

And her feet.

 Really having fun with the water...

Of course she loves splashing in the puddle.

At this point she was soaked and I thought she was done, but when I tried to direct her inside, she turned right back around and went back to the water.

I love that this looks like she's asking, "Is this really ok, Mom?" even though she'd already been playing for about 15 minutes at this point.

I know this picture is horribly out of focus, but I still think that it is so soft and sweet.

You can see how the water was just gushing around her in the picture and she was loving every second of it!

Pure joy!

I love that I actually captured the water pouring over her hands.

Playing with the settings again--caught this look perfectly.  Love it!

She was so excited about being in the water!

Another one trying to catch her hands and the water.

This was a darling moment as she kept sticking her foot under the running water.

She's so at peace with life in this picture.  Just living in the moment.

What a great picture!  I love my little Belles!

Even after this, I still had to literally pull her inside (especially because she then wanted to go play in the dirt...).  

I hope I never forget this day.  It was just pure joy watching her play.