A gnatty run

An unfortunate consequence of my reservoir runs as of late are the hoards and hoards (and hoards) of gnats that hover between 4.5 & 6 feet in the air over the trail. As you might imagine, my short stature puts my head at just the right height to be surrounded by these nasty little creatures. Tonight was no exception. Every time I ran through the swarming brown clouds, I tried a preventative head duck, thinking that if I was able to drop my altitude enough, I would avoid inhaling a mouthful of bugs. Much to my dismay, this strategy rarely worked and I ended up swatting my way around the reservoir.

Bugs aside, the run was beautiful. The water was completely still except for a ripple that 2 swans left in their wake toward the end of the loop. The sun was setting behind BC and the sky was full of brush-stroke clouds.

In other news, I had an x-ray on my leg today. It came out just fine, but the Dr. wants me to have a bone scan just to be safe. Yikes. That will happen on Friday. Stay tuned...