I went out for my first run of the year yesterday and damn I’m glad I bailed out of doing the two half marathons I’d entered earlier in the month. But anyway. The later stages of March always seems to be a good time to go outside with it being early spring and the primroses are blossoming in the hedgerow and the birds are singing in the trees. It’s still cold in the shade but generally, once you get into the direct sunlight it’s quite warm (unless, of course, you’re a vampire in which case you just go poof! and transmogrify into a neat and tidy pile of dust.)
Of course, yesterday it was snowing here. And it was cold. Very cold. Not just “Brrrr! I’m a bit chilly. Better put another jumper on and stamp my feet a bit” cold but real, brings tears to your eyes, “Oh my god, oh my god, it’s so cold! My toes have gone black and my legs, my god, I can’t feel my legs! Don’t leave me mother, please don’t leave me! I can’t feel my legs and oh my fucking god it’s fucking freezing!” cold. Still, not one to be put off by an unexpected cold snap, I went out for 45 minutes with the dog.
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