Training Log Archive: PG

Took a Valerie outing just before dark, to Turners Falls: 15 mute swans, about 300 canada geese, 12 mallards, 40 common goldeneye, 1 hooded merganser, 13 common mergansers, a bunch of herring and ring-billed gulls, 14 great black-backed gulls, 1 lesser black-backed gull, 2 bald eagles (adult), 1 kingfisher, 2 morning doves, 1 blue jay, 1 bluebird, about 10 juncos.

A lot less ice around than a few days ago.

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I had intended to go longer and up into the lower hills to the west, including an assault of Poplar Hill, but it just didn't happen. It wasn't particular cold out, upper 30s, even a bit of sun, but very windy, WNW 15-20 and gusty. And I didn't really want to deal with it.

Or maybe I just didn't feel like any hills? Not sure if what was missing was the legs or between the ears. Or maybe it's just common sense -- on a number of days I've felt good and added some miles to the plan, also ought to be able to subtract a few sometimes.

Did take a couple of short detours to check out ponds, almost totally ice-free after yesterday's heat wave. Lots of geese. As to whether there was other stuff, well, my eyes aren't good enough without any optics for help.

MF2 so far, 5,227, 9 days to go.

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