Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

Birdies.

We have two nests of growing baby birds, one in our front yard, and one in the back. We watched the one in the front yard get built by Mama and Daddy in a planter hanging in our carport. We stumbled upon the one in our backyard just a few days ago, balancing precariously on a palmetto frond. I'm worried a cat or raccoon will find them before they fledge.

We think they're all Carolina wrens.

They're adorbs, and I keep going out there to check on them.

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Metro Dash 2012

Had a blast this morning at Metro Dash. The course featured fewer obstacles than last year, but it overall was harder and the times subsequently slower. Our team, the Sled Dogs, finished right at 18 minutes today. Last year, we finished in 13 and change. The very last obstacle was an 8-foot wall with no step! I think maybe 5 people made it over. If you couldn't complete an obstacle after two attempts, you had to perform 5 burpees before moving on. I did burpees on two walls and the rope traverse.

The group photo: We're all from the same gym, Excel Fitness and Sports Training. From left: Larry (our amazing trainer), Stacey, Steve, me, Michael and Diane. (One more member of our group, Victor, had to leave right after the event.)

Most of the photos in the photo gallery are of Stacey and Larry, who were both brave enough to enter the elite (awards-eligible) division.

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