Good afternoon Hamsters.  Back from the copamrative winter (for us) of Colorado Springs and environs.  Spouse's professional society meeting at the Broadmoor outside Colorado Springs went well, and we enjoyed the hospitality of a 5-star hotel.   Had never stayed in a place like that and could get used to such good surroundings and service.   Following the meeting we moved a few miles down the road to the La Quinta this on our own nickel.  A week in almost springtime Colorado was a dash backward to our winter, requiring layers of clothes that constitute winter wear here.  Experienced lows in the upper 30s higher up and several episodes of snow flurries on day trips following the meeting; heavy snows up in the mountains reported on the weather news; the cog railway up Pikes Peak could only go halfway up because of heavy snow and winds the day we had reservations (got a partial refund).  Colorado suffers drought as well, and usual snows in the lower elevations did not come this winter.  Grasslands are brown as seen from the air, stock tanks partially filled, trees late leafing out at moderate elevations.  Winter flowers still going strong in landscaping.  In the high country there's plenty of snow from winter, and more falls with each new front.  Spring thaw has not really begun, and when it does there will likely be flooding.  Fire danger is elevated pretty much everywhere near the foothills and higher up.  The folks there have heard of the wildfires in Texas and well understand our situation.The Broadmoor has a wonderful carriage museum, with rows of elegant harness lining one wall.  There's also an interesting side saddle collection, some saddles missing some parts, and the variety undoubtedly represented many different saddlers.  The curator was delighted to have some commentary from someone who rode side saddle and learning the significant differences between riding astride and riding aside.   Good to be back home to the routine of watering the yard and flowers.  Mariposa is very needy and follows us everywhere now that she's been bailed out of the cattery.  Mara is also happy to be home from boarding at the vet clinic.  We're delighted she does not have a tumor in her throat but rather an inflammation of the larynx that's squeezing the windpipe when she grazes. A course of antibiotics should shrink that.  Can see we missed a lot being out of the news loop for a week.

Yeah it does. But you have to keep doing it for months. It atulalcy gives really good results. It has been like a year or so that I haven't exercised properly and so I've lost a lot of weight and a lot of my muscles too. So I'm gonna get back on track and do the exercises that i was doing before to tone up my body. You should definitely try it too. I do these exercises every morning. Then I'm gonna hit the gym soon too. So if you want results you should just follow up.