It was 51 this morning when I got in the car, raining lightly and blowing hard. The other morning it was about 5 above and last week this time it was about 5 below. Supposed to get cold again tonight and all this rain should freeze, not that we're likely to get any snow soon.

The bird seasons here are closed until October and the only thing open to hunt is hare. Even the preserves are pretty much shut down - I was going to go with friends earlier this month but the operator told me there was so much snow there was not enough cover to put the birds into, so he was closed until sometime in spring.

Time to tie flies, load shells, clean and maintain.

fiery, dependable, occasionally transcendent