Do you see that smile on my face? Pure and absolute…excitement!!!
After spending 5 hours in very confined quarters (ie a hunting blind) with a friend of the project’s, we finally caught the Short-tailed Hawk we were waiting for!!!
Look at this beauty!!! We think it’s a she.
Banding in process!
We put a band on her leg and set up a satellite transmitter on her back before launching her off back into the sky!
Ready, set, LAUNCH!
I don’t have all of today’s eats, but I did try this little thang I picked up at the San Antonio Rock n’ Roll Healthy Expo back in November.
And now I remember why I don’t like Larabars. Sorry Larabar, I tried again…but they just don’t do it for me, flavor or texture wise!
I went on a run with my coworker after getting back from banding and gosh was it a great night to run! It was the perfect temperature and not too humid…so we cranked it up a notch! We ended up finishing 3.67 miles in 32 minutes! I haven’t run that fast in a very long while!
We ended the run with a nice strong sprint and then I headed off to my room for a Living Room Bootcamp #3 by Bobbi! I also included all the moves from Whittle My Middle #2 since I decided randomly to start it…yesterday. ;) I know I’m a bit late, but I’m going to keep it up for a month from now! We’ll see how it works; cause I know it already since my abs are freak’n soar!
After all of that I showered up and settled on a dinner that was already in the oven…enter garlic/onion/curry sweet potato fries w/ organic ketchup…
And some spaghetti squash with marinara and chickpeas.
But aside from those pretty lame meals, I had the most exciting snack this afternoon. But you want to know what the kicker is, other than it was a lactose-free milkshake? It was made from a FRUIT that TASTES LIKE CHOCOLATE.
Yes, you read me right: CHOCOLATE. (Are you jealous yet Evan?)
Sorry you got the butt end of the product, and a cell phone picture to boot, but I swear on everything I own, I had a shake made from fruit (including strawberries too!), that didn’t include chocolate, but tasted like it.
Want to know what the fruit was? Have I teased you enough? Want to know that there is one that even tastes just like Vanilla Pudding out there too!?
Ok…it’s called a Sapote. It looks nothing like how I thought it would, because it starts out looking like this:
But you have to wait for it to turn black and start gushing juice before it’s ripe and you can eat it.
Mmm…it was tasty. Expensive so I won’t be eating it much, but tasty…
Only one more day to enter my Forze GPS Bar Giveaway!!! I’ll announce ALL 10 WINNERS tomorrow night!
20 comments:
Yes. I am VERY jealous. Awesome day!(both the hawk and the fruit)
Yum, I love black sapote. It is amazing in shakes, and while it doesn't taste exactly like chocolate, it is still delicious. Have you tried mamey before? It's another awesome tropical fruit with a similar texture to the black sapote.
What a beautiful hawk by the way. :)
WHAT a cool day! She's a gorgeous hawk being released by a gorgeous girl :)
i have to be in the mood for larabars- but i LOVE banana bread and pb&j- u should try those flavors? idk. haha. sounds like a great day!!
SO COOL! birds freak me out, but even i can appreciate the awesomeness of your day! cool fruit, never seen it before. don't worry, i love Laras enough for the 2 of us!
I think it is so awesome how you love what you do! I love the pics, too!
wow so awesome bout the HAWK girl!!
im not a BIG larabar girl- i prefer other bars! so cool u and your co worker went on a run together!
I have never heard of a sapote! Very weird looking...
Sounds like you had a fabulous day all around!!!
When I come visit, I want to try that chocolate fruit shake!
p.s. when can I come visit? :)
You officially have the coolest job!
And congrats on that run! That's amazing..and you know, it's NEVER to late to join Whittle Your Middle...it's crazy fun, right?
For a pretty ugly fruit it sounds very tasty :)
That's so cool! Hawks are my favorite bird, by far. I always get so excited when I see them in the trees or hear them! :)
Thanks for the info on black sapote - I've never had one/heard of it before!
That is just so awesome. Cutest picture of you ever. You have the coolest job!
I am starting to feel the same way about Larabars...I loved them at first but now they are all starting to taste the same :(
YAY - that would be so exciting!! Way to go with your run too :)
For the record that dinner is perfection! Not boring at all! I have never heard of sapote so thanks for the info - sounds cool!
Whoa! Ive never heard of black sapote. Sounds amazing though. I gotta see if I can find some. Im really interesting in trying it out. Gorgeous hawk. Wow. I cant believe you got to hold it! Very cool girl. I hope you are having a wonderful day!
cool fruit, how have I not figured this out yet?!
your job is so cool..except the cramped quarters thing
ah your happiness makes me happy -- so thank you for that... now I'm smiling too :)
Very cool. I love the pics of you with the birdie :)
yay for your pretty bird friend. :) and now I crave a milkshake, so I hate you for that.
Your work sounds so neat! The hawk is absolutely beautiful.
I've never heard of or tried sapote before, but it sounds really good. I don't think they have those here, though.
Hope you have a great week!
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