Good morning on the last sunny day until next week. It’s going to rain this weekend and be incredibly mild. But in the meantime on this Friday it’s bright and sunny, around 14 degrees. Not bad as we approach the coldest week of the year in the Albany area.

I woke up early this morning and caught an earlier bus to work. I’ll actually be right on time this morning. I slept like really well last night, so I expect it to be a rather productive Friday, and I’ll finish up my plan revisions today – assuming nothing happens to distract me.

Not crazy about the wet and gray weekend weather that is predicted but at least it’s not bitterly cold. I’m sure we’ll have more cold in the coming weeks. Indeed next week looks to be cooler but hardly frigid with temperatures expected to reach the 20s in the daytime. Frigid by normal Albany standards is single digits for highs, a stiff breeze and lows in the negative teens range. Forgotten late February 2015 so quickly?

I think the past week has gone pretty quickly and now we are about a quarter way through January and about two weeks from my 33rd birthday and more than half way to retirement. To someplace warmer or at least with a cozy wood stove.

I hope we have at least enough nice weather to go hiking for a while this weekend. I hate spending so much time indoors , although I’m hopeful to get out camping for the long weekend (Martin Luther King Jr Day) next weekend.