Stranger

Hi,

All the rain clouds blew away overnight.  We were left with patchy clouds, a cold breeze and a beautiful day.  Everything got washed and, as Natcha put it, “The trees are happy”.

The ‘Easy Monday’ song must be in your mind somewhere.  Only a couple of you wrote with the answer, but you must know this:  “When the sun shines they slip into the shade, and sip their lemonade.  When the sun shines, when the sun shines.  __, I don’t mind.  Shine, the weather’s fine.  I can show you that when it starts to __, everything’s the same, I can show you, I can show you.”  Clue:  I don’t think you need anymore clues than the lyrics.

Last night we finished watching the most pitiful Super Bowl game in years.  I enjoy sports when there is competition, a balance of talent, etc.  Somehow one side left their good stuff at home and the other side was super ready.  Oh well, there will be many more games on many more fields.  We don’t get to see any commercials on the feed we get, so I’ll have to go to Youtube and check out this year’s productions.

This morning it was cold.  Middle 50’s cold.  We bundled up and went to The Wanderer with JaiDee.  There was no one there but us for most of our stay.  The very tall trees have a hypnotic effect if you stand among them and look straight up.  When they sway in the light breeze they seem almost alive, in an animal sense.  

Our stay at The Wanderer was brief because this was a morning when we talk to Joe, in Palo Alto, California.  Today we got unexpected good news.  He got his first COVID vaccine injection.  

This afternoon we took JaiDee to the vet’s.  He wakes up in the mornings and can’t stop scratching.  It’s sort of random and hard to define the cause.  Unfortunately we didn’t get a definitive answer, but maybe the medicated shampoo will help.  We weighed him and he’s 57 lbs.  I guess he’s going to be a little guy after all, which is fine with us.  He’s enough to handle at that weight.  He still has some growing to do, maybe, but he won’t be a heavyweight.  

Coming home was interesting, driving through rush-hour traffic.  We’re usually not anywhere near the downtown area during rush hour, so this was something to see.  When it goes slow, one gets a chance to savor what’s going on with the shops along the way.  Who’s open, who is closed down, stuff like that.  

Today’s photo was taken from the van.  I noticed a new coffee shop (Greyhound Coffee) at the major Honda dealership.  It was the artwork that caught my eye.

Have a Happy Tuesday.       Mask up, Wash up, Distance yourself.  Do Your Part.

                          Peace,

                                    Danny

“I had crossed the line.  I was free; but there was

no one to welcome me to the land of freedom.  

I was a stranger in a strange land.”

~Harriet Tubman