Downward Dog, Upward Cat, and seasonal respite

It was SO gorgeous on Wednesday morning that Laura suggested we attempt to do a yoga workout outside in our newly spiffed up garden.

She got out the mats and we popped a yoga video into the laptop and started to work out.
Tiggie came outside to give us some pointers on stretching and balance.

He thought the Downward Dog pose was absurd.
Personally he recommends Upward Cat poses for grace and agility.

The video kicked my butt. Laura did much better with it than I did.
I really need to do more of this stuff; I am about as limber as a bread board.

We both got a good laugh from the tape. At the end we were instructed to focus on one simple thing that we wanted to try to do today. "For example," the instructor said, "You could decide to focus on remembering to breath."

I understand what she meant, but seriously, if my breathing was dependent on my remembering to do it, I would be blue and unconsious most of the time.

My memory is pretty well shot these days, and I am far too easily distracted.

After the work out we changed into bikinis (I borrowed one of hers...) and we did ten minutes on each side laying out in the sunshine to up our vitamin D level.

I enjoyed watching a beautiful curled feather of a cloud drift by.

Then a bigger cloud came by and it got down right chilly.

We rolled up our mats and headed inside.
I have to admit having a cat help you with your work out is pretty darn cute.
And being able to work out in the garden and sun myself in January is a huge make up from Texas for the other eight hot, humid, and mosquito plagued months that I deal with the rest of the year.

A few new flowers in the flower pots....

Love stamen, as always.

All of this PLUS more was trimmed from the yard on Tuesday. The clean up landscape crew was amazing.

It is nice to have a new sunny yellow theme for the flower bed.
Tiggie appreciates it too.

We all do.

Dear God;

Thank you for letting there be a few days each year without mosquitos!