The Years To Remember

                                                                                                    Flowers! I am so glad I planted 250+ daffodils last fall. Did I know it would be just what I needed this spring? I got them at the end of the season and on sale in mixed bunches. It has been a delight seeing all the varieties bloom at different times to stretch out the beauty. These tiny multi-flowered ones are so pretty. I had to think about what I filled the past week with, as it seemed like nothing much in retrospect. I went on a group bike ride with the hiking group which was fun and nice to see old friends I haven't seen since the fall. We did a mere 16 miles but it got my blood pumping. T...

The critters are out and about again. A walk along the Mohawk with Susan, AJ, Sheila, and Esther, followed by lunch at Panera. Very slow progress at the town beach renovation project. Progress is slow, but work is getting done.  Just the usual walks along the river, on the Tech Park trails or in the neighborhood are keeping me active and fit. The weather has suddenly changed to spring like temps in the 60's so I even took a bike ride on the Rail Trail yesterday. Annette and I hiked in the Tech Park and were amazed at the damage from the ice storm. Natures' pruning just produces a different habitat for the forest creatures. All the precipitation has flooded part of the trail. We found a way around the new lake. Lots of downed trees and limbs littered the trail. Signs of spring! I really wasn't interested in driving up to the Adirondacks into the totality of the eclipse, so I was fine with 98%. The sky was covered with light clouds, but I was able to see the eclipse with the ...

The crocus survived the ice storm and s l o w l y spring seems to be happening. Planting all the bulbs last fall was so successful, that I'm going to buy some stakes to mark the next planting spots. I'm trying to figure out my next steps in life and not doing very well, as in I don't know where I'd like to direct my attentions. It seems morbid, but if I imagine I only have a year left to live, and think what I'd like to do in that year, that should lead me to my next step, right? In the meanwhile, I went to have my stitches removed on Monday, then met AJ for a hike at the usual Vischer's Ferry Preserve all the way to the dam. It was a nice 6.5 mile walk on a very spring like day. My scar still looks pretty rough, but like last time, a week or so more should improve things quite a bit. The dam at the far end of the towpath. While I was out walking, the garage door guy called and wanted to install the new door the next day.  The old door was original to the house ...