It’s strange that after 15+ years of living in central Michigan, my mind still thinks in Pittsburgh time, where the sun rises more than 20 minutes before it does here. So, while this has been a nice week of starting my lumbers in what is known as “civil twilight,” it will, of course, be coming to an end in the coming days1.
After that, I will have to at least start out with a headlamp if I want to keep my normal “business hours.” And sadly, this will be the case until after the Winter Solstice on December 21st, when the light will start creeping back into our lives.
Or I COULD just start my hikes at a later time, like a normal human being. An interesting prospect that just might happen, IF I can force myself to change my blessed routine. “Normaling up” is hard.
Regardless of light or dark, it was a good week of lumbering, and after a shortened 5-ish mile hike on Monday, I’m stoked to have rallied to hit my self-imposed 30-mile goal. Especially since I put at least another 4 miles in my feetz this week, mulching and getting rid of roughly 1 billion leaves, a task that my neck and back are still recovering from2.
There is light snow in the forecast for the weekend, so I’m glad that my goal has been met and that 98% of my outdoor duties are done. Now I can slack my ass off and maybe ice and stretch my neck.
Later.