After last night’s rain that didn’t turn out to be too much it wasn’t a bad morning, though I got into the office a bit later then I would have hoped around 8:30 AM. But it’s fine, I cooked down a nice pot of black beans and rice and had some eggs with broccoli and onions.

I do wish I was on my way to West Virginia this year, but with work and meetings I am much too busy for that, though I am thinking of heading out to Madison County for the Columbus Day Weekend assuming it’s not too wet. It would be a blast to ride some of the roads and Charles Baker, and also paddle Nine Mile Swamp. Probably the colors are pretty good out in the hills of Madison County, they were getting pretty good at elevation in the hilltowns over the weekend. More cows and less coal then West Virigina but still fun. I am hopeful next year, especially if I get a new truck and do not get too tighted up in owning a house or being a homesteder. That house next to my parents house sold, but it would have been a mess to fix up and had too many neighbors even if it was cheap. You know, I do kind of like the smell of cow shit, and it’s legal to smoke pot in New York and be a stoned poney at the State Horse Camp.

It seemed odd that I was home by 3 PM on Sunday, but there was just shit to do before it got dark out, and I wanted to unpack and decompress before the week was done. I had a list of data jobs to run down at the library, and I was completely out of food but didn’t want to drive to the grocery store, as I am low on fuel and I like biking to the grocery store as it forces me to make choices on what I buy. It’s kind of a money saving strategy, I guess, plus it saves on fuel and the risk in getting in a crash. But maybe it’s kind of silly. 🤪 I also returned a bunch of beer cans, as that needs to be done so I got my $1.70 and it’s not like you can burn the cans.

I was so excited when they had fresh cranberries at Hannaford last night. Seems silly but they’re such a seasonal treat. I ran home and made some delicious homemade pancakes with shredded cranberries, whole wheat flower, some stevia, baking powder and salt. Lately I’ve been really into pancakes, using whole wheat flower and often hardy ingredients for dinner like chopped frozen vegetables and soy sauce. Just like to try new things. Eggs were good for breakfast as was the coffee. Mornings are so dark these days. And Friday it’s off to Madison County for the next adventure. 🛻 I’ve been wanting to paddle Nine Mile Swamp for a number years — it was over a decade since I last dun it.