First smoke of the year was Captain Black Copper (sample) in a Savinelli Mattone 614 faux-Hungarian. Took about four or five hours to dry to what I deemed an acceptable level. All I can say is...
8.5/10
Bird report: Dark-eyed junco, White-crowned sparrow, Chipping sparrow, House finch, California towhee, Oak titmouse, White-breasted nuthatch, American crow, California quail, California scrub-jay, Mountain chickadee, Steller's jay, Hairy woodpecker, Spotted towhee, and Northern flicker.
2025 is shaping up to be pretty good. Prettty, prettty...prettty good!