I don't know if a 10 mile run requires a 'tapering' but I did anyway. Four yesterday and three today. I found a whole, uncracked robbin egg on the trail blown out of a tree and ran a mile and a half back carrying it in my hand so I could show it to my daughter. When I got back from my run, this is what I saw: Ingrid Bergman, Pot O'Gold, Fire and Ice, Peace, Fragrant Cloud and Queen Elizabeth. Their gorgeous faces opening brighly in the sun. The Sweet William, Salvia, Lavandar blooming underneath their royalty. It was a symphony of color. It only happens once a year for a few days. I guess it's a stop and smell the roses kind of day. But before you get any ideas Marisa...just because Granny stops to look at the flowers in the garden, doesn't mean you're not goin' down tommorrow. | 