Groundhog Day All Over Again
My blog saw its shadow and would have whisked down its hole for another 6 weeks, but I grabbed it by its short serifs and sat it down for questioning.
I’ve been working a lot, a little bit overscheduled, plus today was something of a quadruple-witching day: clients had annual stuff like 940s, 1099s and W-2s due, as well as quarterly unemployment, workmen’s comp and sales tax returns due. For some, I actually prepare the returns; for those who prepare them themselves, I often have to assist in generating reports and cajoling recalcitrant software.
Saturday was a really nice day here, relatively, and I launched into Puget Sound with a couple of paddling pals to practice capsize&rescue drills. I had never actually immersed myself in salt water before - all my previous rescue practice had been in fresh water. Puget Sound is about 46 degrees on average at this time of year, and even with my GoreTex drysuit and several poly layers underneath, the experience was bracing.
As I said, though, it was a pretty day, and we played and splashed until hauling out and viewing this sunset:
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those pictures are amazing. wow.
The light is so beautiful there. Good that you got out to play after all the hard work.
The brilliant orange and purple and yellow eye candy is remarkable. It is good that you like to frolic in 46 degree temperatures…better you than me. If I had done what you did, I’d be a cold corpse about now, which is not in my plans.
Thanks, all! Yes, the sunset surprised me, as the day itself had been pleasant, but not overwhelmingly sunny. I almost missed it, as I had left my camera onshore so that I’d have one less thing to lose as I was repeatedly capsizing. I had to run to the car after we were sure our boats were secure on shore.
John, I was doing the practice in order to specifically not become a cold corpse!