Spring flew by and I find it hard to believe we're already nearing the end of July. I'm currently enjoying a recovery week after two quality hard weeks of training, which is why I had some time to piece together my first blog post. Here is a smattering of pictures from my spring and summer so far.
 |
| The women's team during a classic distance rollerski. This photo definitely wasn't staged... Note all the lupines in the background! |
 |
| More rollerskiing through the undulating hills of East Hardwick with Caitlin, Emily, and Susan (photo: greenracingproject Instagram). |
 |
| Lots of pull-ups! This spring, many of us have been doing a pull-up challenge with the goal of increasing our max set (photo: greenracingproject Instagram). |
 |
| Dirt road cruising with Hallie near East Albany |
 |
| The view looking towards East Albany |
 |
| A very large Red trillium (Trillium erectum) that I found on Lemon's Haunt early this spring. I've been helping to start a wildflower monitoring project at the Center and in April we set up a few monitoring plots. |
 |
| A patch of Canadian bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) on the lower section of Race Loop. |
 |
| Many of my afternoons are spent gardening. Here we're weeding the winter squash bed (photo: greenracingproject Instagram). |
 |
| One of our eighty curious chickens. We never run out of eggs! In addition to the chickens, we also have some pigs and a flock of geese residing in our field. |
 |
| Happy pigs |
 |
| Although it's a bit warm for knitwear, I've been working on a few projects and recently finished my first Icelandic sweater. It's amazing how quickly you can knit on large needles! |
 |
| During our last recovery week, I went camping on Mount Desert Island in Maine with my mom and sister. Despite a rainy June, we had splendid weather and did lots of hiking and biking. Here's the view from the top of Penobscot Mountain looking towards Eagle Lake. |
 |
| Many wildflowers were blooming in Acadia while we were there. Here's a Common evening-primrose (Oenothera bienns). |
 |
| My sister and me at the top of Day Mountain. It was so nice to spend time with my family! |
That's all for now. Thanks for reading!
