Natural art happened early this morning. It's that time of year when early sun reflects off east facing windows across the street then back across to my west facing kitchen window and through to the living room.
So I get morning sun from the west, which amuses me every year. Here it's lighting up, among other things, some hand stitched ornaments Handsome Partner used to put on his little tree. A colleague of his made them.
Today was chop wood, meaning peel and steam that big haul of carrots, carry water meaning realize I needed clean clothes and doing a load of laundry, also wash a sinkful of dishes, start engine, meaning run car a few minutes, she started lovely, and take out garbage.
Also walk a bit, sniffing lovely cold wake you up air.
Then home to a pot of tea with bread sticks and havarti cheese, courtesy of Handsome Son.
I caught up on podcasts while I finished that yarn, I think. I believe it was one skein.
And I had a hilarious online exchange about avian reproduction, and what people don't understand about it. Which I'll expand on if you would like. It's pretty funny to anyone who's bred birds, as I have, though inadvertently. That's also funny. Lemme know if it's something you'd like to read, rather than tldr.
Happy day everyone, don't count your chickens..
Hoping your day is a happy one. That is quite a text.
ReplyDeleteIt's still working, until he leaves office. I've been getting and exchanging greetings for ages. I assume it's staff rather than Joe in person.
DeleteYes, I want to know all about the birds.
ReplyDeleteYou already got the bees?
DeleteI THINK so.
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DeleteI've never kept birds of any description so would be fascinated to hear your stories. The only thing I've ever heard was about the eggs of canaries, or it might have been budgerigars, being adversely affected by thunderstorms. It was a long time ago, and probably quite wrong!
ReplyDeleteThat's new to me, but I wonder if it's about stress?
DeleteI like how you find joy in the opposite light situation.
ReplyDeleteIt's like a celestial toy!
DeleteWhy oh why didn't Kamala win?! I've just had crackers and Black Bomber cheddar - both presents - for lunch too. And have done some laundry. Similar lives.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if women all over the world have similar lives!
DeleteI, too, would love to hear the bird story(ies). I'm finding it hard to get back into the routine after having some of our family here for a couple days. A lot of driving for me so went to bed very early last night and pretty much slept the clock around which is unheard of for me.
ReplyDeleteNow you're convalescing from a lovely visit! You drove all the way there and back twice? That's a lot.
DeleteWell, I am intrigued by the idea of hilarious aspects of avian reproduction, so do tell! I will not tldr it, I promise.
ReplyDeleteIt's more the hilarious aspects of human ignorance, but yes, I'll do it.
DeleteYes, please. Tell us about the birds. Morning sun from the west. That would be amusing.
ReplyDeleteIt's a brief annual event. Today it's raining though.
DeleteWhen I read your sentence about dreams and brain circuits I first read it as "brain circus" and that made sense too.
ReplyDeleteAnother vote for bird breeding. I sure have seen a lot of examples of how chickens do it.
Brain circus is good. Last night I established an art studio with two painters I know in rl, making massive collaborative paintings.
DeleteLiving alone has its advantages but it lacks the division of tasks that can happen in a lot of households. All the chopping fetching, carrying, cooking has to be done by one for one. I guess one gets to choose the when and how much but there are days one might prefer to create all day and drudge another day.
ReplyDeleteTrue about preferring one activity. However in many of the partnerships I've witnessed over a long life, it's one person doing everything for two. It's a wonderful relationship where there is an actual equitable division of labor. But I haven't noticed many of them.
DeleteI just noticed the word drudge. There's no part of my life that I'd consider drudgery. I'm a bit dog like that way -- everything's my favorite!!
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