Long Run

Happy fourth of July. First some general thoughts. Thanks to all the vets who without their sacrifices we wouldn't live in such a great country. Because of where we live and the freedoms we have ,we can enjoy leisure activities such as running, hunting and gardening. Because of these sacrifices we have the right to keep and bear arms and own our property. These things should never be taken for granted.


Running:

This morning I was able to get a 12 mile run in. I ran it in 1:42:16. This is the first long run since March. My rule for a long run is by time. If a run takes me 1.5 hours or more that's how I put it in the books. When I'm in the best shape the run I did today would be at least 10 minutes faster and maybe even 15 where I wouldn't count it as a long run. Regardless, I'll take it.

Hunting:
I could put this under running too, but it's all about the experience this morning. About a mile into the run I saw two fawns along the side of the road. While they still had spots, I would guess they were about 1/2 the size they will be by the end of the year already. I made a couple mile loop around this area and they were still there on my return 15 or so minutes later. This time the doe was there with them. Later on in the run I passed a bean field that had at least a dozen deer in it. One was a very large buck with wide fuzzy antlers. He had a big mouth full of green foliage he was chewing on as he watched me run by. It's amazing how red they look this time of year compared to fall or winter. There is lots of deer in the neighborhood.


Gardening:
This year has been very disappointing to me in that I had three peach trees die. This morning I finished digging out the last one. I will replace all three. Before last year the peaches were awesome. A couple of years ago I was able to pick bushels of the best tasting peaches I've ever had. What killed them was a peach borer. This is a larvae of a moth like insect. There was evidence of boring activity in all three trees. I'll be researching how to keep these things away.
These were far to good to give up on.