Paddle board yoga next to the veggie patch

My tiny cottage is crawling with young construction guys and in a huge mess.  They are mostly in my bedroom, tearing it apart and putting it back together.   I am definitely not complaining, mind you!  But I had to use my imagination to figure out how I was going to fit a yoga routine into my day.

Since I am on a fitness kick, I left the mayhem to ride my bike around the lake early this morning.  The 6 mile trip was glorious and I came back ready to do yoga.  Then I realized that the only place I could possibly do that was on the living room floor......right where they were trudging back and forth to haul boards and stuff up the bedroom stairs.  Have I mentioned before that my dear little cottage is rather small?

I sighed, gave up my idea of yoga and went out to water my new little raised veggie garden bed.  I love my sweet patch of lettuce, radishes, onions and tomatoes.   I also have some totes of peas and cucumbers on the steps going down next to the cottage.  The cottages on this stretch of the lake are very close together, each having 50 feet of sandy frontage.  Most of the owners are rarely here which pleases my reclusive self a lot!

Peas and Cukes!

We have two new stand up paddle boards in our tiny lakeside yard, courtesy of my son-in-law.  I tried one over the weekend and enjoyed it immensely.  I actually looked online this morning for paddle board yoga classes and found some on a nearby lake in July.  I can see myself falling off the board often and making a complete fool of myself, but it still sounds like lots of fun.

Anyway, as I was watering the garden,  I looked over at the boards and realized that I could do paddle board yoga right here in my yard.....and I might not even fall off.  So, Baxter and I had a heavenly half hour yoga session accompanied by the sounds of birds and waves lapping on the shore, right next to my sweet little garden.  I did some Downward Facing Dog, while Baxter chose his version of the Sphinx Pose with his favorite stuffed squirrel. It was a stellar experience!

                                             Then I picked some radishes for lunch.   Life is good!