Day: January 30, 2026💾
🖼️ Photos
Center Square In The Snow Storm
Days Are Getting Longer
One of the hopeful observations of late is how much longer each day is getting. When I get out of work at 5 PM, it’s no longer dark, and often by the time I am home, there are still some hints of light.
Indeed, tonight the sun will not set until 5:23 PM. In contrast, on January 7 I tweeted that the sun will set at 4:39 PM, almost an hour earlier.
Daylight in coming weeks will grow an accelerating rate through March 21, when growth will slow as we head to the climax of daylight on June 21, the first day of summer.
The growth of daylight means warmer days are ahead. It may not feel that way in the depth of winter’s depression, but signs of spring are all around.
The chickens are laying more, the birds seem to be out more. The average high is now a few degrees above freezing, and when this cold spell ends, snow will start to melt away and signs of spring will become clearer.
Cedar Lakes
Cedar Lakes is the headwaters of Cedar River and is a reservior created by a long abandoned impoundment. It is located within the West Canada Lake Wildernessrea.
Blowing Snow
Evening hike
Been since Sunday since I’ve gone for a ride 🚵♂️
With the bitter cold this week, along with the snow and Ice the last time I’ve ridden anywhere is last Sunday. Probably the longest I’ve been off the road since I got my bicycle, and maybe I should have ridden in yesterday, my birthday but it still was pretty cold and icy. Tomorrow I’ll need to bundle up ride to the store to grocery shop, and maybe go to Walmart for some other supplies. I’m hoping next week I can ride at least a few more days into work, via Corning’s Hill. Once the snow melts off the rail trail, there should be enough light to ride both ways to work.