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July 2, 2007
It's All In The Details
I was doing push-ups on the living room floor today. It was a hot afternoon, perhaps about 90 degrees Fahrenheit. I paused and looked out the open front door. In my yard, about 15 feet away, an adult cow elk was drinking from my sprinkler. For a few minutes, I watched her duck her head into the sprinkler and use a giant pink tongue to collect water. As she drank, she closed her eyes so that the spraying water wouldn't splash them. When her head rose up, excess water slid from her head, down her neck, and off her body, making her rusty brown smooth fur glisten in the sun. When she had seemingly had her fill, she just walked off. It's all in the details, you know?
[I'm not going to talk about my running beyond this little paragraph because it is sucking. I raced this past weekend again and it involved more vomiting. I don't know what's wrong with me, maybe I have Giardia (Unlikely, to my knowledge, I haven't consumed any unclean water.) or Ebola (Probably not, I haven't been interacting with any African monkeys lately.) or West Nile Virus (A viable stretch, I guess that stuff is around here a little bit.) or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Perhaps, I did get sucked on by 2 ticks for about 3 hours in Costa Rica.). Or maybe it's nothing. I'll write about running again when I feel like a real, healthy runner.]
Posted by Meghan at July 2, 2007 8:17 PM
Comments
I probably shouldn't say this...but what about....pregnancy? That'll make you throw up!
You were so descriptive about the elk that I could clearly see them.
Posted by: backofpack at July 3, 2007 8:20 AM
All the best Meghan! If you have some sort of virus, get well soon...then again... backofback could be right... double wow, wowow...
Posted by: corrado giambalvo at July 3, 2007 8:27 AM
Oh you people! How did I know someone was going to mention that? I'm not pregnant.
Thanks for your concern, though! :)
Posted by: Meghan at July 3, 2007 2:31 PM
Oh man Meghan - I really feel your pain! Vomiting is no fun, especially in a race!! Ugh - I hope you feel better and I hope we both figure out what our issue is! (by the way - I'm not pregnant either...:)
In the mean time, I love the story about the elk! I just can't even picture what that's like!! :)
Posted by: Beth at July 3, 2007 6:45 PM
I don't think I could ever get enough of seeing the things you see on an every day basis.
I hope you start feeling better soon.
Posted by: D. at July 3, 2007 8:31 PM
WOW! So cool! (The elk part of this post, not the vomiting... :) Beautiful description, what wonderful imagery. You have the best front yard :)
Egh, hope your stomach clears up soon, that must be miserable running. Take care of yourself!
Posted by: anne at July 3, 2007 9:02 PM