It is a lovely thing to be up before dawn: to see the sky begin to color, hear the birds awake, know the whole day lies before you. Actually getting out of bed at that hour sucks equine genitalia.

For those of you near Raleigh, I’ll be at the State Farmers Market Spring Craft Fair today, tomorrow and Sunday 9-5 selling my wares. There is some great handmade stuff out here, and if you ask in person I’ll also tell you who has the best collards!

Cold this morning, but it has the feeling of a cold morning that will turn into a pleasant day; whereas yesterday it just felt cold. I don’t know what about the air and light gives me that feeling, but the birds seem to share it.

Is it possible to be combulated? And if so, could one undergo combobulation? Or recombobulation?

From instructions for Form 1041: “The IRS can’t accept a single check (including a cashier’s check) for amounts of $100,000,000 ($100 million) or more.” Helpful hint for those of you who had a very good year last year. Or a very bad one.

The dog now has his own pill organizer, thanks to a persistent ear infection and the effects of allergies, but to him it means mainly a twice daily ritual of getting the cream cheese we use to make the pills go down… a ritual that will be hard to shake when all this clears up.

Got a new bench together.

Little known fact: March 9 is International Monochrome Lunch Day.

Spotted on a walk today through Haw River State Park, this tree that would not give up.