On today's five-miler, I packed the dSLR and a couple of lenses. I knew that, from my cardiologist's perspective, this was verboten, since, as long as I had the right equipment for picture taking, I would almost certainly be stopping fairly often to take home an abundance of images. I won't lie... I did exactly that. To be sure, in between shots, I walked hard and got my heart rate to target, and I fully intended to keep the camera in its case for the final two miles of trekking... but then I noticed that same patch of Trout Lilies I'd mentioned several days ago, the ones that were ever so close to blooming. This afternoon, they were in full flower, and as a proper tribute to those older plants that had lived long enough to blossom, I captured their special moment in the sun, both literally and figuratively. After that pause, I got back to the business at hand and put in the requisite miles at the right pace. Hopefully, everyone finished happy.