Morning

It is 34 degrees and raining with some snow mixed in, here in Upstate NY. Hooray it's Saturday. I just got back from another trail run with the new dog. We saw deer running away from us at two different points in the run. The dog was cool, she didn't go chasing after them but you could see that her curiosity was piqued. Our last dog was a dachshund and that dog would have taken off after the deer in a flash leaving us trying to find him in the woods for the next hour and yes that is experience talking. It was raining the entire time and then the snow started to mix in. Right now it's quiet out there. Trail running is a nice alternative to running on pavement, the knees and joints take less of a beating. Exercise is so crucial. We spend too much time sitting and not really involved in physical activity. Exercise helps to burn away a good deal of the tension and stress that we accumulate. Let's face it, the world is stressful, just reading the news is stressful, and the body and mind absorb the stress. It's imperative that we treat stress with good medicine like exercise, stretching, and the rest of it.