we are what we sow
Saturday, June 5th, 2010Hola, mi amigos y amigas! This weekend, I’m off to shoot (with my camera, that is) cyclists in the Albuquerque, NMÂ Century Tour de Cure ride sponsored by the American Diabetes Association. Looking forward to everything BUT the early start time, when the first group riding 100 miles officially takes off at 6:30 a.m. That means, as a volunteer worker, I get to be there closer to 5 a.m. As I always retort to my father when he cheerfully reminds me that “the early bird gets the worm,” I really don’t care to add worms to my diet all too often!
Getting up and out at 5 a.m. is not the most ideal way to control my blood sugars, but I know the sacrifice (that’s me this time ’round) has to be made. Will just have to channel the enthusiasm and energy of all 600+ riders to get there and into the zen of great photo ops! Once there, I know my adrenaline will kick in and I’ll be totally into each moment, working the camera from all angles to capture the excitement.
Cool; just thinking about it, I feel (a little) better already about the early hour rise time! Since we are what we sow, I’ll find myself shouting, “Go, cyclists, go!” The more, the merrier, as we come together to raise needed funds to cure diabetes and minimize its impact on so many people’s lives!
Now I’m off to set my alarm clock and hopefully rise bright-eyed to the beat of muzak . . .
