I’m back home for the winter now, after having a great time at the Head of the South regatta. The weather in Augusta was perfect—warm and summery with little wind. My husband and I were rowing one of the club’s boats because we had sent our double back to the factory in Canada to have all its scratches and dings cleaned up over the winter. Still, we rowed well and took third place after racing our singles earlier, so we were happy with the result. Afterward, we had dinner with my mom and stepfather, who live in Spartanburg.

We left the summer behind on Sunday as we drove back to Ohio, arriving on a chilly evening with a few flurries. We put our singles away on their racks along the back wall of the garage. By morning, snow covered the ground, and I took a photo out the kitchen window. It hadn’t yet stopped snowing when we took the club’s double back to the boathouse, along with another boat we were transporting.

Although today wasn’t as cold, and the snow has melted already, the rowing season is definitely over. I’m glad to have a comfortable workout room in the basement for rowing machine exercises on dark winter days, but I’ll miss the outdoors for the next few months.