"IN EVERY WALK WITH NATURE ONE RECEIVES FAR MORE THAN HE SEEKS"--- JOHN MUIR

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Fat Boy Finch Hanging Out 

It's a Monday, start of the week, 6:00, light already, with mostly clear skies, some puffy clouds off to the south, a good day ahead.  It's 37º outside and at the moment, 7:00, the sun is hanging over Bemus Bay, filling our living room with its light and warmth.

The Attractiveness Of Early Spring Woods

Yesterday was another cool but pleasant day, starting with a leisurely Sunday morning, relaxing on the couches, in no hurry to do anything.  Around 10:00, we decided we needed a walk in Nature, and the closest woods would be Long Point State Park, so off we went.  It's still a very winter looking woods, bare trees, hardly a sign of budding, though the floor is beginning to green, the purple flowers of the vinca almost gone.  There is still a beauty in this time of year, just not as spectacular as other times.  We walked the major trail but noticed a narrow, seemingly newly scoured path going off into the thicket of  trees so we followed it, meandering through the trees until we had to bushwhack to get back on the trail to the Pavillion.  It was fun, might be overgrown once summer arrives, unless it is continually traveled.  We were the only ones hiking in the woods, saw one couple when we walked out to the tip of Long Point.

Overgrown Cross Country Ski Sign

New Plaque On Long Point?

A Few Signs Of Spring

We returned home around 12:30, Evie made a Sunday breakfast and we watched CBS Sunday Morning, what else.  We relaxed until mid afternoon when we went out and cleaned up our front yard where the dock and horses sat.  Lots of bare ground, leaves, twigs, the usual detritus of winter.  We filled another two barrels, as the yard is starting to shape up.

Evie earlier in the day had pulled a couple of chicken breasts out of the freezer, so around 6:00, she sliced them, then pounded them thin, breaded them with mustard and panko, then fried them.  With a salad and some quinoa (not very good because I added too much water), we had a nice meal.  We watched our usual Sunday night fare, Nurse Jackie, but forgot to tape The Good Wife, so we will have to wait to watch that and Mad Men tonight.  No big deal as we also watched Friday Night Lights and  60 Minutes, an in close look at our atomic missile sights in the northwest, supposedly keeping us safe from Russia.  Scary places, as it's not clear if we are safer with them or without them.