Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit

I was well past River Ridge by the time it was light enough to turn off the blinky light.  I had gone out to ride at the usual Tuesday time, despite the knowledge that I'd probably be the only one.  I was.  It was warm and humid, for which I was rather overdressed, and the next cold front wasn't expected until late in the afternoon. The roads were quiet as I rode out to the levee, and the bike path was no different. The first ride of the first month of the new year would be an easy 45 miles out to Ormond and back.  I ran into David on my way back, and after he turned around around River Ridge I talked with Donald for a while as I stood there looking at the fourth bald eagle I'd seen that day. I always seem to see eagles when I'm out riding alone, but four in one day is a first. On my way out, I saw a pair of eagles perched on the same tree, but as I was pulling my camera out of my pocket, one of them flew off. 

The second one was way out near Destrehan where David pointed out what must be a new eagle nest, and the last was sitting on a tower between the playground and Ochsner.  Anyway, it was a relaxing ride.  Tomorrow it will be back to the old routine, I guess.

By the time I got home it was already starting to get cloudy, but it wasn't until around 5:30 pm when the front finally came through and we got a little rain shower.  Naturally it happened while I was cooking dinner on the grill outside (the stove is still sitting in our dining room).

I spent much of the day waiting for paint to dry.  Very exciting.  I was trying to cover the stains on the living room wall caused by the chimney leak.  I think I put six coats of "problem solver" primer over the stains and I guess that now if you weren't looking for them you wouldn't see them.