I know I already posted a day 39, but as I mentioned in the previous post, it was done at the beginning of the day. Now we're at the end of the day so it's time to discuss...
Today was pretty much one of those days where I just kinda lazed out. I had wanted to get up early today, but seeing how I went to bed late last night, that wasn't in the cards. I was also hoping to get some shooting done today, but it was overcast outside. It's great if you want really even lighting, but I was hoping for some shadows. So I watched some tv, played some video games, and finished out season 1 of Entourage (great show, it's a shame I discovered it so late).
Even my dinner was a little off. Basically I braised some chicken legs but started the dish off in the same manner as gumbo. I was missing onions so I substituted some shallots I had on hand. I know that affected the flavor as shallots are subtle as opposed to onions bold flavors. I also seasoned the dish with sea salt. The flavor of sea salt is a little different as the crystals often hold extraneous minerals. All in all it wasn't a bad dish, but I think I need to perfect this one a little bit.
I did manage to get out of the house to restock my fruits. While I was driving to Costco I noticed what looked like Stratocumulus Standing Lenticular (SCSL) clouds. SCSL clouds are low level clouds that appear almond shaped in the sky and never move. The size changes, but the location never changes. These clouds indicate at the very least moderate turbulence and wind shear. Since they are low level, the wind shear becomes particularly worrisome to pilots.
I don't recall ever seeing them before without at least and accompanying thunderstorm and, if no storm is present, far away from any mountains. Southeast Texas is pretty flat territory. If I had a camera I would have taken a picture, but today was one of the few days I left it at home. More commonly when I see standing lenticular clouds, they are Altocumulus Standing Lenticular, which can be formed from orographic influences many, many miles away.
Other than that there's really not much to report. I started going through some more books today and also some of my old clothing.
Well, it's almost my bedtime so I guess I'll end this with a good night and thank you for reading.
PS - Still no picture - as I said, those will resume on day 40.
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