Signs of Spring - Sundays in My City

Spring is not here...Yet.

If you use the Dog Hair Metric, then spring has been on the way for at least a month.  I comb this much hair out every couple days despite the fact that it's still below freezing outside.

 And it can be seen on every surface in the house.

 

Some flowers sprang up in my yard last week.

Since the sun came out today the dogs and I headed to our old home (the hotel where we spent our first 7 weeks in country) and ran the hills and steps. It's a popular place to get in some exercise and by the time we left it was getting busy.

What you see in the middle is the handrail of the steps that go up to the top of the hill. At the top on the right is the top of indoor ski slope.

The view from the top (and a dog shadow).

We jogged up to the top by way of the winding but very steep path.  Then we ran down a section, up a section, down two sections, up a section...until we made it to the bottom and had run up each section.  We did that a 2nd time but only after doing 10 rounds of squat jumps, two steps at a time (The dogs took a break in the water while I did that).  I was surprised that the dogs kept up with me the entire time although I think they thought I was a little silly going up and down and up and down.  Even at 8 and 13 those dogs still have a lot of life in them (lucky for me because they're great companions)!  An hour later, after driving home, eating and showering, my legs were still shaking!! It was a great workout and a great way to start the day.

The sun woke up the tulips and it finally felt a little warm today.

It's supposed to stay above freezing this week but there's rain on the way.  SIGH.  We were lucky to have such a beautiful day to enjoy today!

For more spring adventures, check out the other SIMC posts over at Unknown Mami.