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18 Oct 2020 09:05I think the first chilly Fall morning (38F/3C) deserves pancakes!
Last weekend (3 day holiday weekend for Indigenous Peoples' Day or older school Columbus Day) was very social -- dinner with friends (outside on their patio), walk in the park with another friend, board games playing with a 3rd set of friends, a Zoom call with mates from undergraduate, and then a Book Club Zoom during the week. The walk in the park friend gave me a (late) birthday gift of a piñata filled with chocolates! I'm afraid the chocolates didn't last long 😁
In contrast, this weekend has been very quiet, lol -- that's how it seems to go sometimes -- lots of social life for a while, and then a pause!
Having had precious few larger butterflies this year, I was pleased to see a Monarch on my Asters this week, taking advantage of the last of the 70+ degree days. The weather just hasn't been normal this year -- wet and cool late in the spring, then sudden scorching hot a bit too early in the summer, then very wet again, and now the Fall chill has arrived.
There is a lot of strain on people now. Between COVID19, and the election, and the tearing of the body politic, people are a bit on edge. Years ago I gave up Facebook (the day after the 2016 election, because I blamed Facebook for that result). I just gave up Twitter. Basically, I'm finding social media to be a net negative in my life. However, I'm still finding pleasure in watching videos on TikTok. I don't actually post anything, but the app is a pleasant diversion.
Last weekend (3 day holiday weekend for Indigenous Peoples' Day or older school Columbus Day) was very social -- dinner with friends (outside on their patio), walk in the park with another friend, board games playing with a 3rd set of friends, a Zoom call with mates from undergraduate, and then a Book Club Zoom during the week. The walk in the park friend gave me a (late) birthday gift of a piñata filled with chocolates! I'm afraid the chocolates didn't last long 😁
In contrast, this weekend has been very quiet, lol -- that's how it seems to go sometimes -- lots of social life for a while, and then a pause!
Having had precious few larger butterflies this year, I was pleased to see a Monarch on my Asters this week, taking advantage of the last of the 70+ degree days. The weather just hasn't been normal this year -- wet and cool late in the spring, then sudden scorching hot a bit too early in the summer, then very wet again, and now the Fall chill has arrived.
There is a lot of strain on people now. Between COVID19, and the election, and the tearing of the body politic, people are a bit on edge. Years ago I gave up Facebook (the day after the 2016 election, because I blamed Facebook for that result). I just gave up Twitter. Basically, I'm finding social media to be a net negative in my life. However, I'm still finding pleasure in watching videos on TikTok. I don't actually post anything, but the app is a pleasant diversion.