A few years ago I had the goal of averaging walking 5 miles a day for a year.  I ending up averaging 5.4 mpd.

21 December 2010

The second ever lunar eclipse to occur on the winter solstice was early this morning.

20 December 2010

I counted 9 total, all does.

19 December 2010 - Shallow Pond

night hike by moonlight - 35 degrees

- skunk
- Orion
- crisp cool air
- bright waxing gibbous, 98% full moon

18 December 2010 - Mary's Creek Lake Number Five

lake circumscribe sunrise hike - 28 degrees
refreshing early morning jaunt of several miles
third snow of the season

- dozens of Canada Geese
- dozens of Ducks
- Crane

17 December 2010 - Zoo

Sunset tour - 28 degrees

- monkeys, wolves, and bears, oh my!
- iceskating!

13 December 2010 - Backyard Hike

after dark by headlamp - 30 degrees

- deer
- deer tracks
- kids in the wagon
- kids dumped out of the wagon

12 December 2010 - Mary's Creek Lake Number Four

sunset hike - 27 degrees

- deer
- deer tracks
- raccoon tracks
- many birds