Early Morning Row -2 degrees

[Flossie22]

This is for my beautiful new "looney" friend with velvety ears! Rather bracing on the river today, but stunning. Weeping willows bowed majestically towards the river's surface, mist hung above the water, a cormorant at the top of a branch of a very tall tree was drying itself, its wings spread out like Darth Vader's cape. Amazing outing. Bench shows that Jack Frost has been a-visiting, route is the usual one down and then back upstream. View setting off. Happy safe running everyone! 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏻🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏻😊

[loisamelia Graduate]

brrrrr!! I must admit I'm not looking forward to my run tomorrow. At least you had the sense to wait until it was light. Think of me tomorrow in the cold and dark..... :/

[Flossie22 Graduate in reply to loisamelia]

Will do! Wrap up warm and make sure you can see and be seen loisamelia 😊 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏻🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏻

[AnneDroid Graduate]

Haha.

To clarify for the benefit of the mystified, her looney friend with the velvety ears is our dog Martha, who Flossie has "met" in the Strava NHSC25k club.

[Flossie22 Graduate in reply to AnneDroid]

Nice one AnneDroid ! Knew you'd explain that bit! 😀

[nhs2015 Graduate in reply to AnneDroid]

Oh, I thought she was talking about the velveteen rabbit. I could just picture the little bunny hopping around

[Flossie22 Graduate in reply to nhs2015]

Oh, now that's sweet, nhs2015 . I shall imagine that little bunny this morning on my row! x 😀

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Beautiful Flossie....

[Flossie22 Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thank you Oldfloss 😀

[melly4012 Graduate]

Rowing and running! Super dooper impressive, especially in this cold!

[Flossie22 Graduate in reply to melly4012]

Thank you melly4012. It is a little chilly at the moment, isn't it?❄️

[Irishprincess Graduate]

So, you rowed for over an hour?!!! You must be really fit Flossie! Gorgeous photo.

[Flossie22 Graduate in reply to Irishprincess]

Now before you have me in the next Olympics Irishprincess this is recreational rowing, which means you get to natter all the time and therefore you are not racing all the way by any means! It's really great fun and a way to keep in touch with friends whilst being outdoors! I can do this stretch in a single in about 40 minutes which just goes to show our slow pace as we chat! LOL 🚣🏻‍♀️🚣🏻‍♀️😀😀

[Irishprincess Graduate in reply to Flossie22]

Even so Flossie! Good stuff.

[NIGHTINGALE1 Graduate]

-2 that's positively balmy, you should be up here in the north of you want real cold.

[Flossie22 Graduate in reply to NIGHTINGALE1]

OK, so I am a Southern Softie! What temperatures are we talking of where you are then? Hope you have enough layers to keep you warm. A dry suit perhaps? 😉 😊

[misswobble Graduate]

I waited til after 11.00 am for my run and it got above freezing. it felt warm though as the sun was out. Lucky me 😊

[Flossie22 Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Above freezing is definitely a good temperature to run in at the moment misswobble . Very clever to wait until after 11. I am planning another slow row this morning. Haven't checked the forecast yet, so have no idea if very cold or just a wee bit chilly. ❄️ ☁️ Well done on getting out there though. Great effort. 😀

[Pc59 Graduate]

So beautiful 😊hope that rowing didn't aggravate your sore knee! The only water I saw was flooding in our basement kitchen at work!!!! Another problem to sort ha ha!! Would have preferred to row with you😊😊x

[Flossie22 Graduate in reply to Pc59]

Awww Phyllis, wouldn't that have been great? I don't think that the rowing was the problem, it was the cycling back uphill, which at the time seemed fine, but later on in the afternoon my knee moaned again. So today after rowing I shall raise it and ice it. Sounds like a cake, doesn't it! 😜 🎂

Sorry to hear about your flooding issue at work. Burst pipe? I'm sure you fixed it though. 🔧🔨 "Bob the builder, can he fix it? Bob the builder, yes he can!" 🎤🎤 😂😂

[Pc59 Graduate in reply to Flossie22]

😂😂yes it does sound like a cake!! I can see you are good at resting!!! 😊 Bob the builder would have been been still waiting now for Scottish Water to look at it!! They were working outside office so not sure if to do with that!!! The joys😊x

[nhs2015 Graduate]

Lovely

[Flossie22 Graduate in reply to nhs2015]

Thank you! 😊

[aliboo70]

Sounds beautiful 😊