Saturday, October 31

• 12:30pm · Lunch with Jonah in Durham
• 6:00pm · Hurricanes vs Oilers (home, on TV)

↳ Blue Ridge Parkway in 13 days (Nov 13–15, booked). The weekend: the rest is open.

• UPS: Out for delivery: trail running shoes.
• Northline Rewards Visa: statement closes in 3 days; autopay is on.
• Library: your hold on Several Short Sentences About Writing is ready at the Cameron Village branch for the next 7 days.
• Bike shop: your winter tune-up slot is confirmed for Saturday at 10.

↳ Nothing needs a reply before noon.

↳ A quiet day. Nothing unusual, and no new subscriptions.

• Recovery: 67% (green). HRV 64 ms, resting heart rate 52.
• Sleep: 6h 59m, asleep at 11:56pm, up at 7:39am.
• Yesterday: strain 5.7, mostly the commute.

↳ Good day for the harder session if one is planned.

• 57° / 37°: Partly cloudy. S 9 mph. 47% chance of rain.
• Sun: up 7:34am, down 6:21pm. Golden hour from 5:45pm, blue hour until 6:47pm.

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

• Last outing (Wednesday): 84 frames at Fayetteville Street, 36 minutes with the NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S.
• Porches series: 7 of 20. Next up is a porch at blue hour, which only needs a dry evening.
• To cull: those 84 frames are still unflagged in Lightroom.

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: Buffleheads (6) 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.

• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer: page 344 of 391. About two evenings left at your usual pace.
• Saved: a long read on how Raleigh planned its greenways

• Golden hour will be worth it: 79%.
• Recovery tomorrow above 57%: 79%.