Sunday September 24, 2006 5:00 am Lethbridge Sunrise 7:20 Sunset 19:26 Hours of daylight: 12:06

A. Morning Musings

5:00 am It is +7 C at the moment. The forecast is for a high of + 23 C.

From rear window	South patio
Both images taken at 2:00 PM

 

B. Plan

I am feeling energetic and ready to tackle some jobs today. Putting the canopy back on the truck will be an early morning task. Then I will winterize the 5th wheel (another summer where we failed to make use of it!). Finally, I will do some basic construction work building the structures to support the tables for the model train layout. I do not want to begin this latter task until after 11 am as the noise of the saw may annoy the neighborhood.

Yesterday I forgot to take a photo for the weather images. I must remember that today. Now for a sip of tea.

Beginning to use the FitDay software is already paying dividends. The combination of an extra long walk and reduced portions resulted in a loss of 2 pounds (!). I am now at 191 and the trend is down. It is encouraging to receive some positive feedback right at the start. I have updated the files and am becoming more comfortable with using Parallels to switch between OS X and Windows xp.

Immediate
Health	Walk & exercise	1 hr
Model Trains	Build tables for new layout	3 hr
Puzzles	The Orange Puzzle Cube: puzzle #9
Technology	add keywords to iPhoto records	1 hr
	Purchase MindMapper software for Mac
Birds	Add August birds to North American data base	1 hr
History	Continue reading "Citizens"	1 hr
Literature	Finish reading "All the Men Are Sleeping"	1 hr
	Read "In Praise of Folly" by Erasmus	1 hr
	Begin reading "The Custodian of Paradise" by Wayne Johnston
Later
Chores	Investigate water softeners for home
	Winterize 5th wheel
	Put canopy on back of truck
Technology	Read manual for cell phone
	Make notes for chap. 4 of "Switching to the Mac"
	Begin reading "iPhoto"
	digital photography - learn about using the various manual settings
Literature	Read "The Art of Living" by Epictetus
	Read "The Song of Roland"
Mathematics	Larson "Calculus"
	Read "The Computational Beauty of Nature" Chap 3
	Gardner "The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles"
History	Watson "Ideas"
Model Trains	Build oil refinery diorama: add ground cover
	Assemble second oil platform kit

C. Actual/Notes

7:00 am I have just finished reading the last few stories from "All the Men Are Sleeping". A great way to begin the morning. I cannot recall a collection that I enjoyed more. He captures Cape Breton like the flash of a camera. Bright, searing and memorable. I am in awe of his skill with words, but even more for the deep understanding he has of the people of that part of Canada. I am drained from the experience and have no wish to do anything for a few minutes but savor the feeling of having drunk deeply from the well.

3:30 PM Mission accomplished. We put the canopy on the truck right after breakfast and had the 5th wheel winterized by noon. Then I spent the afternoon making table supports and tops for the model train layout. It has all worked out as planned. Some days are very good days.

We also saw our first Red-breasted Nuthatch at our bird feeder. This is not a lifer as we have one previous record of seeing one in 2004. It will be difficult to get a photo of the little fella as she zips in, grabs a seed, and zips away.

D. Reflection