Today will be a new adventure for this old guide. No not a new lake or different fish or even new clients. For most of my career I have provided licenses where needed for my clients. Mostly as a convenience but also part of my commitment to conservation which in fish and wildlife has been mostly funded by license sales revenues and taxes on equipment.
The weather forecasters have been talking about a storm for a few days including a high wind warning here on the coast. So last evening I put the grill in the garage and anything that might blow away. This morning I am more than a little glad that I did. We have had steady wind of 25 miles per hour and gusts as high as 35. The wind started out early in the east but is now slowly down to the south.
The robins were loudly singing this morning and I was reminded that the birds come in waves in the spring. I always note when the chickadees start to sing towards the end of January. Next are the finches followed soon after by the titmice. It won't be long now until the warblers start to sing overhead as they migrate through.
