{"id":1280,"date":"2016-10-20T18:08:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T23:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2016-10-20T18:08:56","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T23:08:56","slug":"a-mellow-few-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/?p=1280","title":{"rendered":"A mellow few weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been an easy few weeks&#8230; lots of walks to the creek with the dogs.\u00a0 The pictures below are from &#8220;stoner falls&#8221; right after sunrise.\u00a0 We had a week of weather so cool that fog rose off the water.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1271 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0315-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_0315\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0315-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0315-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0315-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0315-624x468.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/469;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1270 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0314-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_0314\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0314-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0314-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0314-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0314-624x468.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/469;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We dog sat for our neighbors and Preston loves when Rosi is over since she will sleep in his bed with him.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1272 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0318-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_0318\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0318-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0318-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0318-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0318-624x468.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/469;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I finally broke down and got a pair of glasses.\u00a0 Its taking a while to get used to them.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1274 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0321-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_0321\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0321-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0321-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0321-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0321-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0321.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/469;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We went to back to back concerts at ACL last week.\u00a0 This is Brad and me at the ACL hall of fame awards.\u00a0 It&#8217;s supposed to be an &#8220;L&#8221; for loser since my buddy Grant couldn&#8217;t make it.\u00a0 The following night Tracy and I had front row seats to Elvis Costello.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1275 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0323-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_0323\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0323-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0323-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0323-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0323-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0323.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/469;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1276 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0324-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_0324\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0324-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0324-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0324-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0324-624x468.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/469;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Look how tall Preston is&#8230; he&#8217;s got me by an inch now.\u00a0 This is our annual trek to the local Austin haunted house.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1277 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0328-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_0328\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0328-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0328-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0328-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0328-624x468.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/469;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My Canadian friend, Kevin was in Austin for work and spent an evening with us.\u00a0 He and Preston played football in the pool for a long time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1278 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0332-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_0332\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0332-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0332-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0332-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0332-624x468.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/469;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, I&#8217;m off to Bandera to run Cactus Rose.\u00a0 This will be my 4th time running it.\u00a0 The race is 50 or 100 miles (I&#8217;m doing the 50) and it&#8217;s un-aided, which means the aid stations only have water.\u00a0 You have to carry or place anything else you want.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been an easy few weeks&#8230; lots of walks to the creek with the dogs.\u00a0 The pictures below are from &#8220;stoner falls&#8221; right after sunrise.\u00a0 We had a week of weather so cool that fog rose off the water. 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