Lesson 939: Golden Girls

 

Hello, Readers.

Eloise, here,

sending love from the golden sands of Presque Isle.

Or not.

These are photos of Valentine's Day weekend

and our time on Presque Isle,

the Bay,

and Findley Lake.

Walking on the frozen bay was really something.

Here is some golden sand from the tip of the peninsula.

Golden is clearly a term for blog-flow purpose--

the sand is actually brownish,

but very pretty when visually layered against the bright white ice dunes

and clear  blue sky.

There were flashing signs on the peninsula,

warning folks to stay off of the ice dunes.

They are dangerous because they are hollow

and one call fall through into the icy lake,

making rescue difficult and risky for others.

So glad that everyone obeyed.

We explored some steep hills that were safe for humans.

Peek-n-Peak is magical this time of year.

Watching Ellen slide down the bunny hill

was not quite as thrilling as the Olympics,

but there was joy in just being outside

watching her have some fun.

Speaking of joy and the Olympics.....

meet our new Golden Girl!

Alyssa Liu not only won the gold medal,

but she won the hearts of the world.

Her joy jump on the podium 

spread infectious warmth 

through the cold Winter Games.

I hope athletes of the world

listen when she speaks of sports burnout

and the freedom one can find when finding balance.

We got to give standing applause to these golden girls as well.

Yay for USA!

I get to watch live hockey on Sunday

when the men play Canada for the gold.

I had to receive hockey updates today via my mother 

because I was in school.

I was hoping for a virus to blow by

so I could take a sick day to watch it live,

but I woke up healthy as a horse...

for a few minutes anyway,

(read a little bit more...).

Grandma says she's tired out from playing hockey,

skiing,

and doing her quads in ice skating.

LOL.

I'm tired, too!

I've been really dialed into the ice skating

and the Quad God Ilya's jumps.

So intrigued, in fact,

that I wondered what it must feel like 

to jump up and spin around four times before landing.

I decided I'd try it.

This morning.

In my kitchen.

At 5am.

While the coffee was perking.

I'll try to jump and spin around

just once....

just to see.

Well....

I landed on a cat toy and twisted my knee.

My pride was hurt that I only spun a 180

and landed with a thud on the kitchen floor,

squishing the fuzzy cat taco toy.

Not quite hurt enough for a sick day though.

Drat!

Thanks for the play by play commentary, Grandma!

We can cheer together live on Sunday.

Have a great weekend!

Eloise