Pic of the Day... (and workout frustration)

I have been neglecting my workout posts. In truth, I have been neglecting Bodyrock workouts in favour of hours of walking (or hiking). Gotta finish up some grading...then Bodyrock can start anew. I am happy to say that I ate really well in DC. I ate fruit, ate organic on occasion and did my best to stay away from heavily processed foods. On a different vacation I might have chowed down on fast food every night... Thank you, clean eating!

On the downside, working out frustrates me. I know it should be about how I feel, but I am pretty caught up with how I look. I am less concerned with how much I weigh (muscle weighing more than fat and all that) though I have to admit that sitting around waiting for the last six pounds to do something - anything - is annoying.

So...with all that said, I thought I'd post pics of cute chubby things, comfortable in their own skin(s), with more important things (i.e. climate change, habitat loss, species disruption etc.) to worry about.  (A day at the zoo is a workout, too!)

These pics are from my zoo, not Washington. :)

Matschie's Tree Kangaroo

Pic of the Day...

I don't know what it is but coming back from a different place really makes me lazy. I guess it's because I consistently expended a ton of energy while away. (I think it's also because I have a pile of marking to tackle...) LOL

Anyway, here's a series of a meerkat at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. This guy was voguing the entire time!

Happy (almost!) Friday! :)

Pic of the Day...

Aren't these guys the cutest things you've ever seen?  They're birds of prey so I'm sure they could still take out an eyeball...but they'll look so adorable while doing it! :P

Pygmy Falcons

Pic of the Day...

Hey everyone:

I returned from DC on Monday and have had the usual details to take care of since returning from the trip. Hope to get back to the usual swing of things shortly. In the meantime, I've been going through my pictures (all 1800 of them!) and thought I'd share a few.  Here's the pic of the day, taken while visiting the National Zoo!

Golden Lion Tamarin

Exhausted

I came to D.C. with the very real intention of continuing my workouts...but honestly, this city is a workout in and of itself. For starters, there are a MILLION things to see so in two days, my friends and I have walked...and walked...and walked...for well over 13 hours. It may not seem like much, but when you walk for six consecutive hours, you feel it the next day.  Today alone we saw:

The Hope Diamond (Natural History Museum), the Gutenberg Bible, drafts of The Declaration of Independence, the American Constitution and Bill of Rights (the Library of Congress), T-Rex (star of Night at the Museum), the FBI Building, the Navy Memorial, the US Capitol and a merry-go-round.

Tomorrow we plan to head to the Arlington Cemetary, the Pentagon and the National Zoo. (I'll be taking a "break" by attending a few of the conference sessions). :p On Sunday, I plan to wrap up the week at the Botanic Gardens and, if time permits, maybe the Museum of Crime and Punishment. :)

Here's a shot of the subway...taken with my phone. :)