Change of Plans… a.k.a. We Couldn't Resist

It's been an extra busy week, and an equally slammed weekend.  I had plans to ski with Hawk, but ended up stuck at home with an unexpected load of homework.  (Yes, I'm now trying to balance work, life AND college. Yikes.)  Meanwhile, Hummingbird was drowning in tax preparations (because she is an accountant who does more accounting on weekends just for fun. Right.)  Understandably, we knew we'd both be in need of a computer break at some point in the day.  So we planned a local quickie hike, and hoped to time it before all the snow melted off the trees.  But even if it did, it'd still be exercise.  That's our current motto.  Good or bad conditions, it all counts.  We both need to get back in shape.  (I suppose those brownies I made tonight negate any benefit I got.  But, well, rule #1* is in play.  And I earned them, dammit!)

Butts & Spikes [Blue Job loop]

Ok, so first let me explain the title.  We hit a very small, slightly tricky section on our descent, and I chose to just butt slide down a rock face, relying on my spikes for grip.  I called out something to the effect of “butts and spikes; that’s what we have them for!”  And then quipped that there we have the blog title.  Well, Hummingbird loved it, and insisted that I better use it now.  So this is her doing. 😉  (She will argue that I’m the one that came up with it, but I'm only using it to avoid immensely disappointing her.  Though if you've been reading my blogs long, and definitely if you know me, well, you're familiar with my sense of humor, so probably used to such silliness.)