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Robin's brief · Final · Nov 2, 7:26 AM

Monday, November 2

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☀️Today's plan

  • 7:50am Ride in on the greenway. 42°F at the start, W wind 6 mph. Merino base layer, wind jacket and the lobster gloves.
  • 10:00am Weekly product sync. Nothing to prepare; your status line is already in the doc.
  • 4:43pm Golden hour. The skyline front-lit from the Boylan Avenue bridge, a ten-minute ride.

🔎One thing I found

  • Your commute is faster than you think. Median ride time this month is 26 minutes door to door, about the same as the bus once you count the wait. The slowest rides all start after 8:15, when the greenway fills with walkers.

Today

📅Calendar

  • All day · Feeding Theo's cat (Oakwood), continuing
  • All day · Recycling out
  • 10:00am · Weekly product sync
  • 1:00pm · Roadmap review
  • 3:30pm · Field-ops interview, remote
  • 7:00pm · Hurricanes vs Jets (home, on TV)

↳ Blue Ridge Parkway in 11 days (Nov 13–15, booked). A full day. The gap after lunch is the only quiet hour.

📬Inbox (11 new)

  • UPS: Out for delivery: trail running shoes.
  • Northline Rewards Visa: statement closes in 6 days; autopay is on.
  • Library: your hold on A Field Guide to Getting Lost is ready at the Cameron Village branch for the next 7 days.
  • eBird: 2 new needs alerts for Wake County overnight.

↳ Nothing needs a reply before noon.

Money

💸Money

YesterdayAccountAmount
Whitaker Mill FlatsNorthline Checking$1,855.00
Ascent ClimbingNorthline Rewards Visa$89.00
Five Points MarketNorthline Rewards Visa$79.30
Capital DinerNorthline Rewards Visa$25.13
Total$2,048.43

↳ Rent went out ($1,855.00); everything else was routine.

Body

💪Recovery

  • Recovery: 54% (yellow). HRV 56 ms, resting heart rate 52.
  • Sleep: 7h 28m, asleep at 11:08pm, up at 7:19am.
  • Yesterday: strain 6.7, the long ride.

↳ Fine for the commute; keep anything hard short.

Craft

🌤️Weather & light

  • 65° / 42°: Partly cloudy. W 6 mph. Dry. Next rain Wednesday.
  • Sun: up 6:36am, down 5:19pm. Golden hour from 4:43pm, blue hour until 5:45pm.

Verdict: worth going out at the end of the day. High cloud can catch color after sunset.

📷Photo

  • Last outing (Sunday): 313 frames at Lake Johnson, 140 minutes with the 4.3-539mm f/2.8-8 (P1100).
  • Porches series: 7 of 20. Next up is a porch at blue hour, which only needs a dry evening.
  • To cull: those 313 frames are still unflagged in Lightroom.

🐦Birding

Late fall: most warblers have gone south; sparrows, kinglets, Yellow-rumped Warblers and the first winter ducks are the story now.

Worth a look

  • Lake Johnson: Ring-necked Ducks (12) reported on the lake yesterday. Go early, before the boardwalk fills with runners.
  • Feeder: Dark-eyed Juncos and White-throated Sparrows are back under the feeder. Swap the dogwood perch for the pine sprig so the winter frames match.

This week

  • Lesser Black-backed Gull: 6 reports this week (Jordan Lake).
  • Long-tailed Duck: 3 reports this week (Falls Lake, Oregon Inlet).
  • Next outing: Nov 7, Eno River State Park. Fall warblers on the Cox Mountain trail.

Notes

📚Reading

  • A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit: page 48 of 209. On pace to finish this week.
  • Saved: a guide to reading winter tree buds

🔮Predictions I'm committing to

  • Golden hour will be worth it: 60%.
  • Recovery tomorrow above 44%: 52%.
  • Hurricanes beat the Jets tonight: 58%.