Checking in

I was watching the evening news and heard them report a day between 1/21 and 1/25 as the most depressing day of the year (man, the year just started and they've declared the sadest day already??!?).....looks like it "...factors in the weather, consumer debt from holiday spending and failed New Year's resolutions...". For me, the whole month of January has simply been one busy month at work. The weekends have been mainly rest and errands, but I did get a chance this past weekend to join a Skagit valley eagle watch activity in Rockport, WA. I had my camera gear with me, but was handed a paddle as I boarded the raft...and even though I had a lot of opportunities to pause and take out my camera (the river was just a class I), I just didn't have the motivation to do so...and so if I wasn't paddling I was just enjoying the view. It wasn't peak season so we only saw 13 eagles during the two hour trip (in peak season, the guides say you could spot a hundred easily). The offsite part of my January schedule is finally over and so I get to come regularly in the office again...hopefully get a good routine going and pace for a few more breaks.