Lot of nuthin’ today,,,

Did the domestics thing,,, Laundry, straigthen up the house a bit,,, usual stuff,,, Split up a bunch of beech and hickory with Da and Unk, brought a load of hickory home and stacked it in woodshed.

and its one of those ‘here comes winter’ days. Drizzly, chilled, no sun worth a dang (solar panels running about 50% right now, and no warmth from what does get through)

The kinda day a paddler will sit at camp and pack on the wieght they keep burning off, catch a good read, and attend to achy muscles.

That last especially. Not muscles, but old injuries flaring with the oncoming cold. Old Arthur is a real mother when he ‘comes to visit’. Flared up in my right elbow, wrists, and knees. And it wasn’t sudden, its been easing into discomfort range all morning.

Gettin’ old ain’t for wusses,,,, this shit hurts.

And I despise taking OTC’s but will if its a choice between getting shit accomplished or being bed ridden.

The only consolation: once we have stabilzed into colder weather, not this up down updown and sideways shit we have right now, This eases off. Or, I should say, has the past few years, and I am hoping things keep that track record.

But I am home now,,, No plans on hitting water today, not that I couldn’t, just no motivation and these achy areas killed what I did have. Not liking the idea of lugging a boat with screaming knees, into cold, wind driven waters,,, Heck, just writing that makes it sound bad: like I needed any more incentive to sit my ass home,,,,

But so far as Grizzy is concerned, that’s purrfect for him. Daddy lap!!! On demand even!!!!

But just because I am not kayaking does not mean I am not thinkin’ bout it,,,, Reading some books on it, watched a couple of new Utoob links from other paddlers (the ones taken last week on Lake Superior,,, Crazy,,, November is coming and that lake is not known for being NICE,,,,) But I am being good, not spending money on things I want but don’t need (like a 17′ fiberglass version of BLue Jean sitting in Detroit for a song,,,,Wants, don’t needs, and too many logistic issues that would need addressed first,,,, )

And I am working too. Did some re-reading/editing of the re-write of Wings,,, Its been a minute since I was last in there and sometimes I need a revisit to get the vibe flowing again. Yeah, I’ve been lazy since August on that note,,, (but by God I was getting a LOT of water time in,,,,) The only downside to this being all the SHITTE that is going on in the world wants to color my writing, and I am not sure I can keep the two completely separate. Gonna Gotta try though.