End of a season....

Gladly today is the end of deer season. Perhaps shortly the woods will be quiet again. Perhaps the folks in 4 wheel drives will stop butchering the roads. The Forest Service can't line all the roads with rock to prevent this kind of foolishness.

I see that the scope I bought for David needs the parallax adjusted. I'll try to get it right tonight so we can use it for target practice tomorrow. Good luck.

Cold days...

Although the rain has gone away for now, it has been cold mornings. While some might find low to mid 40's to be tolerable for a bike ride, I prefer it to be a little warmer. So I've been running or hiking instead. Today Paul and I did a little 4 mile turn with his dog Sasha.

Lovejoy

I took the boys out to see the comet. I don't think they were able to master the binoculars to see it but Bev, Sara, and I did. Add Comet Lovejoy to our list of comet observations. (Picture borrowed from Internet) I didn't get the chance to use my camera on this one.
(But we got a second chance. I ordered binoculars astronomy and we were able to set them up on a tripod and both boys saw the comet. Just a big fuzzy blob in the heavens that won't be back around for 8,000 years.)

Running in the rain...

This morning was another rainy morning. Overnight showers moved into the state with sleet and snow flurries in northern Alabama. None for us though. But it was chilly. I did a 5k run this morning. I felt good and would have like to have gone further. Maybe tomorrow I can go out to the trail and put in a longer run.

It is still cold and wet...

It is still cold and wet. This year hasn't been great for riding so far. It should settle down soon. I got in some binoculars for comet viewing so with a little luck, we can go out and see the comet this week. I have some film so I can shoot some shots come some clear night.

Progress

After starting the week with oral surgery, I found my jaws much too sore to eat regular meals. We moved to applesauce, jello, soups, and various soft foods. Although I thought I over indulged toward the end of the week, the scale says I'm down to 215. That's great. A few more pounds toward my goal. The jaw is still sore so I've not returned to meals as usual but the loss is encouraging.

Ouch

Tuesday of this week I had that bad wisdom tooth removed. Boy did it damage my jaw. I've spent the rest of the week recuperating. I had hoped it would be like other extractions but it really has been tender. It has prevented me from doing hard work or running or cycling. It is probably best since temps this week have been very low.