January 7, 2018

Today was bright and sunny, and 20 degrees F in the afternoon, which seemed warm compared to the single digit temperature this morning.  You know it's been cold when 20 degrees seems like a warm spell. 

I walked down to the creek.  There were bands of different ice forms along the edge.  The clear part of the creek is frozen as well - thick enough to stand on in places. 


I picked up some cans, bottles and trash - and found a small basketball that appears to be in good condition.  I dropped the litter off and went across the road to the hillside, where I spotted several deer hanging out in the sun.  They're up at the ridgetop in the picture - zoom in if you want a look.  There were at least 4 bucks in the group.   I skirted around the edge trying to stay far enough away to not spook them - though they were very alertly watching. 

I walked along the hill until I came to the Parkside Headquarters building, the site of an old elementary school.  I stopped at the basketball court and threw the basketball at the hoop a few times.  It's challenging with several layers of coat and heavy gloves - and I'm also way out of practice.  I eventually got the ball through the hoop a few times, and then went on down the hill, back across the road, and home to warm up.

Sunrise 7:27 am, sunset 5:01 pm