April 29, 1998
41st Day of Spring
Sunrise at 5:54 a.m.
Sunset at 7:56 p.m.
The One Hundred and Seventeenth Day of The
Walk
Madison, WI
Started walk 6:55 a.m.
I started off late this morning with a slight headache. It was a little warmer than yesterday with an
overcast sky. Rain clouds in the west were threatening.
Six Yellow finches darted in and out of small scrub trees in the prairie.
No geese in the prairie pond but there were three sets of geese on the main lake. Oddly, they do not
honk as much on the main lake and even swim towards Chance and I. It would appear that these geese did not continue the
migration north with the rest of the flock. More and more geese are making Madison their summer home. They must have
read that Madison was #1 in Geese Monthly/
Six yellow finches darted in and out of the scrub trees in the prairie on the return trip. By the time i reached the duck pond
it began to lightly sprinkle.
Coffee -- Costa Rican - Fresh/Direct from the brewer -- Very good. Oatmeal Cherry/Raspberry Muffin. Macanudo Cigar.