Reconnecting With an Old Friend Reading

It seems to have been a while since I have written anything.  All I have to offer for an excuse is the general busyness of the holidays.  However to be totally truthful, I have to admit I have been spending some time reconnecting with a hobby that I have been all too long ignoring: reading.  Maybe it is simply because the ground here in Michigan is frozen solid making metal detecting near impossible thereby freeing up a lot of time.  More likely it is just the season for finding a comfy spot and getting all snugly and warm with a good book.   So in the coming days I want to share a few book reviews with you.  Until then, I want to wish each and everyone of you a very Happy New Year.  May we lose more weight and find more gold!!  Check out Crazy Christmas Kayaking!!

Fire in the Sky

These photos are from last night.  We always get nice sunsets in summer, but not so much in the winter. The colors were very intense, but only lasted for a brief few minutes.

If you look close, you can see one of the local swans enjoying the sunset also!

 Hope you all have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!!

It's Hard to be Fat

Well this is pretty much how most fall days look here in Michigan.  Clear blue skies and bright sunshine.

I haven't been out in the kayak recently, but have been trying to get in as much exercise as I can metal detecting.  As you may or may not be aware, there is a lot of exercise to metal detecting.  Of course there is the walking around.  For me that is the easy part.  The hard part comes from having to get down to the ground and then get back up again.  I have to use the shovel handle to pull myself up off the ground!  Doing this time after time gets to be a bit of a workout!!  I am so getting tired of being fat.  Being heavy really does take away some of the pleasure of hobbies like kayaking and metal detecting.  I am eating less and know that weight loss will take time.  I find that the struggle off the ground is a good reminder for me of why I want to lose weight.  As much as I love to eat, metal detecting never ceases to drill it into my hard head that I MUST lose weight.

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