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Day 75, Thursday, January 1, 2026 - La Paz County Park, Parker, AZ, Day 33 - 0 Miles, 3,449.7 Miles for the Trip
Happy New Year!
52°F overnight & for my morning walk. Light to medium rain most of the night.
During my walk I followed tradition by having New Year breakfast at the Black Pearl Restaurant. Well, maybe I can't call it a tradition since I only did it once 2 years ago, but it was the same - they hand you a drinks menu at 9:30AM. Must be for those that are continuing the celebration. In any case a good bacon & eggs, hash browns, sourdough toast, and coffee for $14.51. While it was dry for the walk to the restaurant, it started a light rain as I left. My photo vest & hat were quite damp by the time I reached the trailer. I took an iPhone photo of some of the Coots that populate the river:
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| Coots on the River |
Since 2025 is over, I started my income taxes. I can get everything I need on line, although I will have to wait until some of the 1099s are available. I also changed over to my accounting spreadsheets from 2025 to 2026. So far everything balances!
The rest of the morning I sat inside the trailer, listened to the rain on the roof, and did some reading. I had finished The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley, and started a new binge reading since there are a number of the Flavia de Luce series and most seem to be available at one or another of my on line libraries. Since I already read (well, listened to) #2 The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag, I've started #3, A Red Herring Without Mustard. Bradley should get an award for the strangest (and longest) titles for his books.
Another day that hasn't warmed up all that much; 54°F at 12:30. Still light rain off & on and, of course, heavy clouds. The rain got heavy enough at times to slow my Starlink Mini to a crawl.
I talked with Karin in Takoma Park & my brother in the Catskills (where it is 16°F). The Guidos are visiting in the south & glad to be away from Binghamton's temperatures in the teens.
I was going to say the rain stopped around 4:00 because I no longer heard it on the roof or could see it on the screens, but I went outside to refill the hummingbird feeder & it is still somewhere between a light rain & mist. High for the day was 57°F.
Dinner was a slice of ham & a baked potato. I picked out the smallest Idaho Russet potato at Safeway and it is just a little smaller than my trailer. I'm used to fist sized Russet potatoes; this one is 6" long & 3" around, again, the smallest in the display.
Until Next Time -
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