woo!

It has been gorgeous, sunny, and warm the past three/four weeks now. Three weekends ago, I went with some other geneticists to check out part of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail (not the most scenic place, but it was nice to get outside). Two weekends ago, I saw my entire yard sans snow for the first time since mid-December (and got to go curling with Emory folk - and yes, it really is as amazingly fun as it looks - no, this is not sarcasm). Last weekend, I got to go see lambs at a farm just outside of Madison (my loop back ended up being a bit longer than expected, so I got my first 100K bike ride of the year). And this entire month, I've been working out like mad and eating accordingly. Tis quite excellent, really.
Since a group of us have been coerced into running a half marathon in December, we've been jogging all over campus & our respective parts of town. The runs I go on tend toward the lake, which means that I not only get spectacular views of Madison (capitol building + city lights reflected off the lake = awesome) but I also get cool breezes off the still-thawing water. I'm surprised at how easy running seems now; I'm attributing that to all the weights/racquetball/swimming/frolicking that we started with. Anyhoo, I shall try to post a bit more about adventuring if I get a chance. At the least, I may get some curling and sheep pictures up soon.