Pavement Ends

Awhile back, KB of "Romping and Rolling in the Rockies" posted this picture of the sign at the top of the hill near where we live. As I mentioned in my last post I have been working lots of hours on a jobsite (construction) that is 1 hour and 45 minutes away. So, the time that I usually have to myself is spent travelling to and from work. This is the time I would normally use to ride my bike,train for racing, or just to enjoy what is around me. Not so this year. To add to that most of my weekends are spent at work, so things around the house aren't getting done.....you can see where this is going. Altho I'm very grateful to have work in this economy...especially in construction, I just wish there was time for work and life. So when KB posted the picture, I started to realize how much that sign means to me. Yes, its a road sign, a warning if you will, but it could also say .......Pavement Ends, Real Life Begins.....

Weekend Off

The title seems a little mundane, unless you've been working weekends for a long time. As imagined its a rather rainy weekend, always hopeful for sunny, pleasant weather, I'll take this as it comes. Spring in the Rocky Mountains is the time when we see if we have enough moisture to not have to worry about fire for the summer months.

I live in these mountains with my wife ( a wonderful woman I've known for some years that decided to marry me recently), three horses and a Shetland pony that we rescued and three dogs that we rescued as well. We live on five acres and feel blessed to have a life in such a beautiful place. Yes, the Shetland pony is the reason for the name of this post, his real name is Henry, but he is truly a Ninja Pony. He's all black except a half moon on his forehead and one white sock, he is well behaved, very athletic, and has taken years to trust us. he was terribly abused by someone and he does not stand for any sort of threat or harassment. His hooves always find their mark if he feels the need to use them.

The work I do is in the construction industry and although the economy is off, my job is flying along weekends and all. For fun, I ride bicycles and when I'm able to train I like to race. My past has mountain biking in it (which I still enjoy)but my racing these days consists of road races, Time Trials, and cyclocross. Many of my friends do the same.

The rain over the last few days has brought out all kinds of little plants that we only see for a short time ...and in dry years maybe not at all. It seems really lush right now for a normally dry place.

This is essentially my first time out blogging, I hope to share experiences and perhaps, musings.