Tuesday, May 8
5:00 am
It is +5 °C, with a high forecast of +26 °C.
From the Environment Canada website:
Today Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Wind southwest 20 km/h. High 26. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight Partly cloudy. Wind west 30 km/h. Low 13.
7:50 am Life
Most of the home-around chores are finished, at least for the moment.
Today has an open feeling. What do I want to do?
- Geocaching: I have a geocoin and a Travel Bug that I brought back from Australia. I will place one of them today and the other tomorrow. Both of these days need a find. I should have tried for one yesterday but it slipped my mind.
- Photography: I will purchase the 400 mm telephoto lens this morning
- Birding: I will try the lens out at Henderson Lake
- Fitness: today is the day for weights at the LFC
- Life: I want to buy a rotisserie for the barbecue
9:30 am Geocaching
This was my first geocaching search since we left Australia. It felt good to be back in the coulees again, although the find turned out to be disappointingly easy. I dropped off a geocoin from Australia and picked up a TB.
- GC3GJGX - Cameron's Cache
10:30 am Photography
I then drove over to the camera shop and purchased the Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 USM telephoto lens. I then added a separate monopod mount (so I would be able to simply clip the lens on and off the monopod) and a UV filter (to protect the lens). I also added an extra 2-year maintenance warranty. This is the first expensive lens that I have bought and I want to feel confident at the outset that I am covered if anything goes wrong.
Now to find some birds.
11:30 am Literature
When I arrived home I found that the 2 books had arrived that I had ordered from amazon.ca :
- The Hare with Amber Eyes (2010) by Edmund de Waal
- The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow (2002) by A. J. MacKinnon
That takes care of all the outstanding book orders.
7:40 PM Literature
I have finished reading "The Song of Achilles". Even though I knew the ending, I found the book quite enjoyable.