Almost Light

It's nice to be able to wake up to the promise of breaking light and springtime instead of the dullness of nighttime and cold. When I opened my eyes today I noticed for the first time the brightening sky to the east through the guest room window. And Kooper and I didn't even need the porch light on to see our steps down to the street clearly.

Not that Kooper needs to see before he bounds down. But I can use the help of sight to make sure I'm well planted in case of another dog sighting. In that event Kooper will want to pull off in the direction of the other dog. He's getting "better" though. Instead of lunging and barking he is down to pulling and whining. We are "in the system" to bring home a springer spaniel at some point from a rescue group. Then it will be back to two dogs and a man walking in the morning. As long as we all tend to go in the same general direction it should work out okay.

I just opened a few windows and doors to let in the cool, nighttime tempered air before the heat hits in a few minutes. Once the sun makes its way over the horizon her first visit is into the dining room through its two windows. Starting to bake the air inside. Unfortunately, that's also the room where the house thermostat sits. So things get out of whack quickly in the morning if that room overheats and the rest of the house is still comfortable. Need to keep the thermostat happy.

Kind of like the world's forests in that respect. The Amazon sitting square in the southern hemisphere. The boreal forests ringing the upper third of the earth. Along with the open waters of the sea, the world's climate controls. Need to keep them happy.