I came in from outside to watch the Derby. We don’t follow horseracing in general, but you can’t miss the big 3. Plus we’ve always loved the beauty and grace of horses. How can you not?
Today I just wanted to watch the race not all the stuff that runs up to it, cuz it was cutting into me getting some more sun. The things I do like to watch is when they show the hats. Kind of a throw back to an old era. I know if I got a hat for the Derby, it would be a wide brim one with blue & purple feathers and flowers and some of that fishnet type lace. Something that would catch your eye.
The Derby hats remind me of a book I saw once called Crowns : Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats. Now those women had style and class in how they expressed themselves.
The race was a good one with Barbaro winning. When they replyed the race from the angle of the blimp, it was really the best angle. It was cool to see how the jockeys guided and moved through the pack. And Barbaro out did them all, it was cool.
I did get some sun today, I think. Most of it on my back, mostly since I laid on my belly reading a magazine. I get too hot and restless to lay on my back sometimes. Now when i’m floating around on our raft in the pool, laying on my back doesn’t both me. I think it cuz the coolness of the water touching me helps me from getting too hot. I’ll try to get some more on my front tomorrow.
I didn’t go out without some protection. I used a lower SPF lotion. I wanted to get some sun, but didn’t want to burn. =) Looks like I didn’t cover the back of my thighs enough and left a few small spots that I missed on my back. I guess I’ll need Harold to help me with it tomorrow.
The sun is going down and I have my laptop set up on the patio. Harold is making dinner and I guess I really should start bringing my stuff in, but I really don’t feel like it. Even though the office is a nice one, it just gets olds and makes me feel trapped to be in there. Especially once the extreme heat hits, I won’t be able to handle being outside even with a pool.
I’ve always been one who likes to sit outside, ever since I could remember. Maybe that is why I’ve been missing fishing and camping here lately. And I don’t mean Florida style. When I think of fishing and camping, it is on a rivers in the woods……..Minnesota, Alaskan, Canadian style.
The only thing that is a downer when camping is the mosquitos and latrinas. I’m too much of a female not to miss that. If I was able to stand 95% of the time when I had to go, it won’t be an issue. It is about the only thing that I envy about men…….not having to sit down the majority of the time.