Friday, March 2
7:30 am
It is -13 °C, with a high forecast of +1 °C.
From the Environment Canada website:
Today Cloudy. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Wind becoming west 20 km/h late this morning then increasing to 40 gusting to 60. High plus 1. UV index 3 or moderate.
Tonight A few clouds. Wind west 40 km/h gusting to 60. Low minus 3.
It helps to create a brief list of the day's planned activities. Today's list is similar to yesterday's:
- Read next chapter (Chap. 6) from Rumi's "The Big Red Book".
- Search for Cardston geocache.
- Continue reading "The Stand" by Stephen King.
- Coulee walk.
- Coffee at Tims.
8:30 am Literature
Here are a few more quotes from Rumi's "The Big Red Book". Chapter 6 focuses on living. The first quote is by Coleman Barks, the others are his translation of Rumi's work:
"The living river of your life is continuously changing. Drink from it. Let that taste tell you how to move." [p. 79]
"But you go on painting pictures
and blackening pages with print,
like smoke obscuring light.
Read the day instead of books." [p. 85]
"A human body is a bow.
Breathing and speech are arrows.
When Quiver and arrows are used up or lost,
there is nothing more for the bow to do." [p. 87]
"Don't say, He's gone. He's gone.
Death has nothing to do with going away." [p. 89]
10:10 am Geocaching
I drove to Cardston this morning to look for a cache that had been replaced with a new one (I guess the original one disappeared.).
- GC3CE8R - Carriage Cache II
This was my first find for this date of the year.
10:30 am Birding
On the drive home from my geocaching search in Cardston, I spotted an American Bald Eagle resting on a telephone pole. I thought I had seen it (or a friend) on the drive to Cardston but it flew by before I could make a positive identification.
This is the 4th time that I have made an entry for this particular bird. Check the Birds Summary page for an overview table.