tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606768285634790949.post9046882292894586546..comments2013-03-13T14:01:58.689-07:00Comments on Carol's Challenge: The Year of Lost and FoundCarol Sakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837236790285354757noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606768285634790949.post-23612673614400631072013-03-13T14:01:58.689-07:002013-03-13T14:01:58.689-07:00I love and miss you too...more than you know. I l...I love and miss you too...more than you know. I lost you in one sense and it made me very sad, but I know that I will always have you in my life in some way and that makes me glad. Looking back over the photos of the ride we did, I was just so proud of you and knew I wouldn't have wanted to do that with anyone else. Wishing you sunny days with the breeze in your hair and new bike adventures until we get to see each other again! Cheer & Tumble Forever!Carol Sakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837236790285354757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606768285634790949.post-11214609749600896292013-03-13T13:57:31.489-07:002013-03-13T13:57:31.489-07:00Laurie, that sounds truly wonderful! I'd love...Laurie, that sounds truly wonderful! I'd love to see the photos. The tortoise and the man and a very cute bulldog puppy were all just wandering around on his front lawn while the tortoise was sampling some of the plant life. I just thought is was too cool not to stop and meet them!Carol Sakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837236790285354757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606768285634790949.post-65809831453210627102013-03-13T13:55:28.690-07:002013-03-13T13:55:28.690-07:00Raychel, I miss you too! You've been through ...Raychel, I miss you too! You've been through a whole lot these past years both mentally and physically and have come out amazingly well for it all and I'm so happy for you!Carol Sakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837236790285354757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606768285634790949.post-5529813699048316982013-03-13T06:30:12.729-07:002013-03-13T06:30:12.729-07:00I love this and love you. Being cooped up inside a...I love this and love you. Being cooped up inside all winter with only snow and mud outside makes me long for being able to get on my bike any time of the year and go for a ride. I dream of long smooth stretches of pavement with the wind in my face and dogs chasing my tires. Well, maybe not the dogs..<br />I will hold the memories of our bike rides close to my heart and look forward to many more soon!<br />Love and miss you butterfly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01306821301545695740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606768285634790949.post-42545756352957349822013-03-12T23:16:53.778-07:002013-03-12T23:16:53.778-07:00I came home late from the arts center and movement...I came home late from the arts center and movement in the dry fishbowl on the counter caught my attention. It had emerged. The larva masquerading as bird excrement that went into crysalis the evening I rescued it from an uncertain fate last December, which decided not to emerge in the typical 2 week fashion but overwinter until conditions were ripe, sensed what meteorologists predicted, warm weather ahead. I took photos of the freshness, then took the Giant Swallowtail in a bowl outside. I tilted the bowl and it instantly fluttered and flew up to the porch light. I turned out the light and let it wait out the night for the warmth of day to stir its wings and seek nectar. And a mate. Then die. O.K, so I may have stretched that metaphor a but much at the end, but I really did have a butterfly in my house that I released tonight. And then read your story, Carol. And I am very curious about the tortoise walker........................Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558931284949725615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606768285634790949.post-40626604061049458242013-03-12T11:23:53.836-07:002013-03-12T11:23:53.836-07:00Carol this is wonderful! I didn't know of your...Carol this is wonderful! I didn't know of your struggles this past year, and I'm so glad you've managed to find a solution. And I totally get it, I've struggled with physical activity too, not because of pain(unless you count emotional pain), but because I never felt I was doing it right/well, and I never enjoyed it or felt successful at it. It was all negativity and I never saw any payoff to it. Now I understand that my "success" is defined by me and me alone, not what I "should" be doing. To me, having fun in the moment while being active is most important to any physical challenge. It's true, staying in the moment and being sure to find/create joy in those moments, is very Zen! Thanks for sharing this.... Miss you my dear!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com