Grace once agaIn

She's so pretty even in rust

Someone on Seeing Bellingham (a Facebook group) captured this lovely image of our very own Grace, and I've posted many a photo of her before. I especially like this closeup, unsure of how the photographer got so close, but nevertheless felt I could share it with you. She is performing the Standing Bow pose, which I remember from those years long ago when I did Bikram Yoga. I got tired of the intense heat, and then I learned that Bikram himself is somewhat of a charlatan, even if he did start a movement that has helped many people get stronger and healthier. All his studios have been renamed, at least around here. I never did get really proficient at this pose, and we don't do anything remotely like it in Iyengar Yoga, which is what I practice now. But I do remember it well.

Did you watch the Super Bowl? I sort of did, since I really wanted the Bengals to win, and so Hubby watched it with sound (using headphones) and I sort of halfway watched it over his shoulder. Once the Bengals were ahead and it was getting close to the end, I stopped watching because I was WAY too involved in the outcome. But I have to say, if you must lose a game like that, they did it in just the right way: on the very last play of the game. It truly was a contest, and anybody's game right to the last. (I caught up with the action today online.)

Today's Wordle almost didn't get solved. I was poring over what it might be when some of the other people in the coffee shop got involved, and we solved it through discussion. I knew the first and third letters, as well as the fourth, but nothing I tried seemed to fit, and then a couple of people saw me struggling. As I shared my dilemma, one person took out a paper and pencil and rummaged around with the letters and said to try one word that fit, but I didn't want to because it meant a consonant would appear twice. (That works but doesn't occur very often.) With nothing else to try, I put it in, and lo and behold, it was the correct answer! It amazes me how much solving that puzzle improves my day. And I am so glad there is only one word a day to keep me from endlessly playing the game. 

I am reading three different books on my Kindle, which means I read whatever I think might make me feel better, rather than getting involved in a thriller that keeps me reading until I finish the book. Since getting exercise every day is becoming more realistic, as the weather improves along with my back, I think I'll head out to get some miles in. I didn't walk home from after the coffee shop trip, as it was raining very hard and John was willing to take me straight home. But now it's stopped raining and looks good for the next bit of time, so I'll take advantage of it. Hope you have a fun Valentine's Day!

:-)