January 25, 2016. A Better Day.

January 25, 2016.  A Better Day.  We have been critical of the cold here on the Gulf.  The truth is that it isn't the Gulf's fault.  It is ours for selecting the wrong month to come here.  March would be a much better time.  The average daily high temperature in March is in the upper 60s.  In January, the average daily high is in the mid to upper 60s.  You would think that I would have researched that before committing to spend January here.

Today was a better day.  The high today was 63.  Tomorrow, the high will be 65.  That isn't swimsuit weather, but it is better than what we've had. This weekend, the temperatures will be in the upper 60s and forecasters are predicting a high of 70 on Monday of next week.  However, Monday, the only day since we arrived with a temperature of 70 is the day we start home. 

To make matters worse, the low temperature when we get home will be in the upper teens and lower 20s.  Good planning, huh?

We biked again today.  We were out for over two hours.  As we were leaving, Carl, from Baron, WI, came out to visit with us.  You can see Carl's dog, Bella, looking longingly at us from the passenger seat of their RV.  It actually looks as though she is sitting on the dash, but, Bella is a pretty big dog to do the dash sit.

Today's highlights were a perfectly formed mushroom and a dead snake.  The snake was on the bike trail, so I assume someone killed it with premeditation and aforethought.  I can't imagine that a bicycle tire would have done him in.  I suspect a mean-spirited walker heeled him to death.  It probably says something about the lack of excitement in our lives that we get thrilled by a mushroom and a dead snake. 

Tomorrow will be a better day.  I am just sure it will be.  It won't take much.