Eagle Eye

Silhouetted against the cloudy sky at the top of the hill, the three deer looked huge. They were turned sideways and looking down on us. It took her a minute, but Gretchen saw them too. About the same time two of them turned and I could see they weren't that big at all. In fact, the two of them were just fawns - only a little bigger then Gretchen.

Gretchen started to run. Simply I said "Gretchen, no." She stopped. Obediently she turned back toward me and left the deer for another day. We rode on and finished our ride.

Meanwhile Jen's sights were set on a Bald Eagle catching its breakfast.

Obviously another great morning at the lake.

Today I'm off in support of Ben's 24hr solo singlespeed mt. bike race. Not only will he be battling fatigue, hunger and the looming possibility of mechanical failure, but he's up against someone else for the title of their class. The two of them will be caught in an epic 24hr clash of suffering wills.

While I drink beer and make PB&J sandwiches.

Yeah. He's going for the gold and I'm going for a few less brain cells.

It's important to have goals in life. How else do you expect to get anywhere?

Above original picture is here.

- b