A bright spot in my bleak late winter yard.

Today is chilly, though. There's sunshine, but still some wind making it just a bit too bitey out there. Last night we had so much wind tossing around the pine boughs that it made me feel like I was at the ocean listening to waves crashing.

A voting day. I'll probably go vote, but later in the day. I have to say, I'm not too excited about the whole scene. Yet, when I try to imagine the perfect candidate... I can't even do that.

In other news...

I did get to Planet Fitness again, FINALLY, yesterday. Much needed! I'm not much of a fan of working out but at least doing a little bit can help fix up my aching body... and it's much more affordable than going to chiropractor or whatever. In the past I've done only cardio, no machines, so that I don't have to grip anything when my hands are not good. But, yesterday, too tired for cardio... just needed to repair my back somehow. The foot press did the trick! At one point, I folded my arms in front of me when the press platform came up toward me, and the extra bulk gave my back a really good crunch, kind of like someone walking on my back. For a split second it was painful, but then I felt great, and the 'fix' lasted all day.

I still sense the arthritis a bit, but the improvement has been long-lasting. I shall be hitting the gym much more often. (Though, Planet Fitness says 'not a gym.' Okay, whatever.)

...but not beautiful.

It's kind of bleak out there!

I went out to see if there was anything worth photographing, but with no snow on the ground right now, February doesn't have very much to offer, around here. Not that I mind having no snow... I have even been wearing my sandals, sometimes. Snow maybe on Wednesday, though, my radio says.

The cat spent his first full night outside in a long time... the low temp was somewhere near 32 degrees, but most of the night it was at least slightly higher. We could still get some very frigid temps before winter is done, but... maybe? Maybe we're done? (Ah, would be nice...)

I am drinking my (organic) coffee (black and no sugar, as usual) still, a dark roast. I think the only thing I'll eat today is some soup.

I do have a site, at Blogger, but I think I'll eventually end that one. I don't add much to it anyway, and I simply have too many sites going... need to condense things a bit. I just would like to ramble a bit every day, write a simple entry -- no big presentations or magazine-type stuff at a blog site. I mean, if I have a day where my writing goes that way, then fine -- but for the most part I want to do an easy, casual, letter-writing style (for those of you old enough to remember what a letter is). Just to remember a few events and thoughts, and so on.

The white violets photo is a re-run from a former blog... and no, we don't have any of those here, yet! It's still winter, though we've had some beautiful days this month.

I am drinking my morning coffee (still), the classical music radio station is playing quietly, and my dog is snoozing away beside me. I can hear the bird moving around in his cage upstairs... the cat is sleeping happily in his latest new spot, a corner of the couch in the other room. That cat will use a spot for a few weeks at the most it seems, then he abandons it but insists that I make him a new one. I guess it's a survival tool... keep moving around so the coyotes and possums don't find you or whatever. Wish I could make him understand there are none of those guys in the kitchen.

Anyway... more later. Gotta start getting this day in motion. Even though I'm quite stiff and creaky, today. Bones, gotta move.