Good evening. I think today was a pretty good start for the first day of spring. I walked over 10 miles when you include the walk on the Albany County Rail Trail, Albany Pine Bush and the evening walk. Some more sun would have been nice but we are avoiding yet another snow storm, but we got some of the clouds and the air pressure has dropped down to 30 bars even. Despite the clouds, it is still 38 degrees with calm wind. It feels fairly mild outside, especially if you have a sweater on. By the time the Waxing Gibbous Moon, getting close to full, sets tomorrow morning at 4:35, it may be clear enough to see it. Although, I think most of clearing will occur shortly after sunrise. 11 hours and 45 minutes of darkness tonight.

Tomorrow the sun rises at 6:54 AM with the skies clearing out for a mostly sunny day. Seasonable weather expected with a high of 44 degrees. A little warmer, maybe 47 degrees and continued sunny weather for Tuesday. Should be a nice start to the week. Not quite summer, but it will be summer before you know it. Tomorrow marks 10 weeks until Memorial Day. The average high for Memorial Day is 73 degrees and an average low of 52. Darkness takes over on Memorial Day around 9 PM. Not too bad in the grand scheme of things. Perfect weather for enjoying the black flies.

Ankle is a bit sore after all the walking but I got to see a lot of interesting places. You see a lot more walking then driving. Holt Preserve has some nice trails and broken views of the surrounding lands. The Albany County Rail Trail was a nice hike, but I wish I had gotten down a little further to get into the gorge. That said, I think I will have plenty of time to explore the trail in the future when I am not so pressed for time. The trail certainly gets nicer as you head deeper into the gorge. We had a good turn out at the Save the Pine Bush Hike. Pictures to be uploaded over the next few days. All and all a pretty good weekend.

Got my kitchen cleaned up, went grocery shopping for week, and washed my truck. Did my wash yesterday at my folks house and got them put away. Pretty much ready for next week, took a sleeping pill, and plan to get a very good night sleep.

I’m hoping that I have Good Friday off but it’s a bit hard to say with the budget. If I have Good Friday off, I would like to go tent or lean-to camping at a local state forest. It would be a fun way to spend the last weekend of March, especially if it is quite mild. I will be on call next weekend, so I can’t get too far off the grid. Also, I need to fix the lights in my truck cap, which some of the wires have pulled lose on.

Sleep well. It’s been a good weekend and we should hopefully have a good week going forward if all goes well.