So sayeth my wife on Friday evening.

Although, sadly, I had a different plan for the one day of the weekend when it was not forecast to rain.
And it did not involve the yard!
Nevertheless I have learned over the years that when my wife says we need to do yard work it is by far and away the expedient option to agree with her and ask “what do you need me to do”?
So goodbye to my morning cycle run of 20 to 30 miles, learning to use my GoPro camera, and making a video record of my adventures. One day my friends, one day.

But wait a moment. All that is required of me is to fill 12 trash bags full of leaves in advance of the first Saturday in April when the yard waste collection service starts – I can do that!
It was still light on Friday night when the bombshell was dropped so I headed out into the yard and filled two bags before dark. I then negotiated with my wife to have an early morning ride to The Big Tree where she would collect me on the way to purchasing breakfast tacos. After breakfast the other 10 bags got filled and everybody lives happily ever after.
Although is should be said that we are both feeling the pain of bagging leaves using many otherwise unused muscles .

Roll on Conquer the Coast 2021 – I’ve started my training runs.