Good morning! Happy Saint Patrick’s Day. 🍀

🌹🌻🌼Only 3 days remain until the first day of calendar spring!🌹🌻🌼

Partly sunny and 46 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a south breeze at 7 mph. 🍃.

It was nice sleeping with the windows open. 🔲 Hopefully that won’t be long until that is the norm. Not a half bad morning to be kicking off our Saint Patrick’s Day 🍀 although it’s expected to turn to rain later, although mostly to the south. ☔ It will probably prove to be foolish to wear a rain coat this morning.

I tell you it was such a bummer to see how much prices have gone up 💵 since the last time I was at the grocery store 🛒but I guess it was it is. I got the things I need and I shouldn’t have to go anywhere or buy anything until the second half of next week. Cleaned out the tub drain and scrubbed the toilet 🚽, rubber cemented the trash can lid. ♻ At some point I’ll have to go to the transfer station maybe early April to get of the cans 🥫 and even some recyclable paper and plastic.

Yesterday I ended up getting in close to 20,000 steps 🚶 after deciding it was a pleasant evening 🌕 under nearly a full moon and it would be nice to go for a walk. I was up until 9:30, later than most nights but I slept in until nearly six 6⃣ o’clock.

The warmer weather has me looking forward to doing more traveling ⛺ and nights in the wilderness. With inflation so high, I’m thinking I’ll probably do fewer longer trips, and try to camp places where I can stay for several nights using the solar to keep things topped off. Ice can be a problem but I should be able to maintain things even in the hottest weather for three nights which is the limit on most campsites at any rate.