Sunday was such a pretty day after the number of gloomy days we have had over the last few weeks. Most weekends Ken and I head over to the
Eastern Trail in Scarborough Maine and this Sunday was no different. The sun was bright, the wind was quiet and the temperature almost felt mild.
Some of you may know that I had surgery on my foot back in December and recovery has been slower than I would have liked, so getting out on my snowshoes has been more challenging than usual. I keep telling myself to be patient, but patience has never been my strong suit if you know what I mean.
A few weeks ago we went snowshoeing and it didn't work out so well for me. My foot and knee really squawked for a few days even though we took it slow. I figured it would probably be the last time we went out for the season, especially given that up until recently we barely had any snow.
Last week 4 snow storms in one week took care of that. Even over by the coast they got the most recent dump of 8-12 inches that we had up north.
We went over on Sunday to have lunch by the beach and to walk around the small, fairly flat beach that we like on Pine Point. After lunch we thought we would head over to the trail to see if it was something that I would be able to walk on. With the recent snowstorms I wasn't holding out much hope.
Once seeing how much snow was still on the trail, I knew my foot and ankle were not going to be able to maneuver the lumps and bumps that were in the snow. Of course I was bummed not to be able to go out on the trail.
We then saw a family put some snowshoes which reminded me that we had ours still in the back of our car. Yippee!! The trail is flat enough that I knew I wouldn't hurt my foot, so we threw them on and off we went. It felt so nice to be out in the sunshine, smelling the fresh ocean air and working on strengthening my ankle.
It was an perfect day to be outside in the sun!