Great Skates

Two long skates this weekend reminded me of the many skates I’ve had in other cities. Freewheeling the hills in NYC Central Park with a group of skaters dressed for the cold and grass spills. My first Cirque du Soleil experience was in a large circus tent pitched off the Santa Monica pier after skating one lazy afternoon along a very crowded bike path filled with people, whale and sunset watchers. Summer skates in Tucson with its amazing views of the surrounding mountain ranges, 100+ temperatures, and mesmerizing feelings of solitude. But I love my Houston skating filled with live oak canopies, bayous trails with turtles, bullfrogs, and egrets, and friendliest people in the world. I love calling Houston my hometown!