We are both coming off some injury issues with Lelia spraining her ankle a couple of weeks ago, and me dealing with some knee pain. So while we did some running, we did more walking, probably averaging about 12 to 13 minute miles for the six miles. Lelia was rushing off afterwards to play dodgeball - oh, to be young again! I dodged traffic on the way home to get something to eat and to say TGIF with a glass of Chianti!
Here are some photos of the gorgeous Virginia spring scenery.
At the start of training, I knew I needed a photo of these beautiful cherry trees in full bloom by the lake.
We crossed the Boulevard Bridge, aka the Nickel Bridge, which has pretty views downriver (like this shot) and upriver of the mighty James.
Lelia was running incredibly fast here, but my camera's special freeze frame feature was able to make it look like she was barely moving.
From the route we ran and walked, there are sometimes scenic views of the river. The bridge we crossed is now far away, and a nice reminder of how far we came in just a short time.
This is a view of the Carillon, very close to where we started but now far across the James, and just a tiny spire against the sky, another measure of how far we have come since the start.
This home had the most gorgeous azaleas!
The State flower is the dogwood, and Lelia pretends to catch her breath in front of a pretty pink dogwood tree. I love Virginia this time of year. It is a feast for one's eyes!
Lelia runs back across the Boulevard Bridge.
No, this is not Holland, but good ole Richmond. How pretty! I am secure enough in my masculinity to admit that I think pink is a really pretty color!
3 comments:
The azaleas are going crazy here in Houston as well. Sadly, we don't have tulips.
We truly had spectacular scenery for our 6 miles of hell, I mean hills.
Yeah, there was a hill or two, wasn't there? Love that route though. It is so scenic.
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