I Love Dirt

I decided that everything I love, besides my family and friends of course, involves dirt. So, I created this blog to capture all my adventures in the dirt, whether that involves mountain biking, trail running, playing in the sandbox with the kids, hiking, gardening or backyard yoga.

It makes me feel good to dig in the dirt or get dirty. I love the feeling of riding, running or gardening with sweat pouring out of me and sticking to the dirt. I like going fast on a trail and seeing the dust rise up behind me. I enjoy the feeling of dirt between my fingers when I forget to grab my gloves when weeding or planting in the garden. I like feeling different textures of rocks on my hands when sifting through them in the creek with my two and four year old. I like to dig with my shovel in the yard and finding different shaped and sized rocks that find new homes as decoration to new plants that have taken their original place. I love the feel of sand between my toes when playing in the sand, either at the beach or in the sandbox. I love running on dry ground and listening to the crunching sound of twigs and leaves cracking under my feet. I find peace in my backyard when doing yoga; my barefoot on the lawn embraces the soft texture of grass amidst the flecks of dirt that soil my feet.

I love dirt, and it makes me happy.