Today is cool but the sun is warm, and strangely, there is a break in the incessant construction activity next door and across the street. No forklifts, no generators, no saws, dump trucks, cement mixers, nada. I’m at home this week, enjoying my remaining vacation days, then returning for a final week at work before retirement from the work-a-day world kicks in.

I went for a good long swim this morning, and upon my return realized it just might be warm enough out to play some banjo on the front porch. I enjoy hanging out on the steps, watching the world go by, picking a few tunes. Today it turned out to be warm enough to play outside for about half an hour, after which I started feeling pretty cold and came back into the house.

Hopefully we’ll leave the cooler weather behind as March moves into April. Very soon it will be time to clean up the garden and start in on a few outdoor projects.