Lucky # 13!!
Today is saturday, so hopefully lots of you ladies are able to get out for a spin, or whatever athletic endeavor is on the calendar...
Tell us about it...
Here is my ride:

Yesterday was my day off from everything, including eating a sensible diet. We went to cheesecake factory, and I had an appetizer sized salad (the size of a large salad everywhere else) so that I could have carrot cake. I was having a hankering. Well my body pretty much rejected the cake.
It really upset my tummy. Of course thats a good thing. It just reminds me that my body likes "clean" eating.. So back on the wagon I am. But a consequence to that is that I could not drag my butt out of bed early to ride. Summer is in full swing here in the desert, so afternoon riding is pretty much out. I hit the road at 8:38, and it was already warming up. Saw my neighbor Tommy. He's our resident bike racer- both mtn and road. He was in his road kit this am. Discovery channel. I can awlays pick out Tommy by his kit. Most riders up here go non descript w/ their gear. Not Tommy, he's always in a full kit- which makes me chuckle. Anyhoo... Chugged up the hill, feeling slower than usual, and the gps was confirming that. Oh well...
Getting up late means I missed most of the wildlife, which is a bummer. But I did enjoy the desert blooms. We have these things out here called "Ocotillo" which look like a bundle of sticks in the ground. They look dead most of the time, and only get little scale like leaves when it rains. Anyway, they are blooming right now, and I was thinking how cool it is that plants that get nearly no water can actually bloom. For as barren as the desert can be, it's also very cool.
Midway through the ride I saw two animal "paddy wagons" come by. Eventually one of them stopped me. I thought they were prolly looking for Elvis the resident mtn lion. He appears every once in awhile and the residents up here freak out. But he's really ok. He leaves (elvis has left the building) as soon as he appears..
But no. They were looking for a tan mama dog. She had been dumped in the desert along w/ her pups. They got the pups but she ran off. I hadn't seen her though..
It just angers me to no end to think that someone could take a dog- and esp. a mama w/ pups and dump them in the hot desert!! Unless they are rescued they have a zero chance of survival. I had never heard of such a thing until I moved out here. I just don't understand. And it makes me SICK!
There is a special place in HELL for those people... Right next to the people who throw things or swerve at cyclists!!!
Anyway, I told the officer I'd keep my eye out and try to get her or call them if I saw anything. I also thanked her for doing such a hard job. I said "thank you for standing up for these animals. I know you see some pretty bad things out there" and she said "you don't even know" and frowned...
With that I took off and shed some tears thinking of that poor lost scared doggie. I also said a prayer.
At this point it was heating up good, and I was at 20 miles, so I turned back for the 5 mile trip home. It was a good, hot, sweaty ride. Other than the dog thing- which is just sad. But now I have to go do a bazillion things to get ready for my friends wedding next weekend.
Hope y'all are having a FAB weekend!
Ciao!
Denise