After a day at home, on the heels of some tough news about a friend, and reflecting on the passing of Gene Hackman, watching his 1986 film about the little school that wins the Indiana state basketball championship seemed like the right way to spend the evening this evening.

Post-work walk. Noah’s Ark, and an arroyo S.

I went over to my sister’s house tonight to play dominos, and came out at dusk to look at the fading sky for a few. I lost at dominos.

Went to dinner with a friend tonight. View across the street from the restaurant.

This fella has hung around the feeders the last few days.

New day, new skies.

This morning, the city began the day under a blanket of clouds and cold. The blanket rent and healed into the afternoon, and by mid-day, the rumbling of thunder led me to open the front door and realize it was raining. In a short time, the rain turned into snow pellets that rattled onto...