I purchased a package of 36 hot dogs while at Costco recently. Serious business — it goes with the peanut butter and jelly I got several days before that. But sadly, the mustard jar is almost empty.
Thinking about retirement while vacationing at Lake Como
Coping with Retirement
I went on Facebook today; saw many posts from Facebook friends related to my work life, and fell into a revery. There’s no way I would ever want to go back — the bite of being a person of leisure, world traveler, and detached observer of humanity goes a bit too deep, and the freedom is glorious. But the pull of the world of work is still there, and it hurts a bit. Sitting at my balcony looking over Lake Como, hearing the Italian chatter outside, the call of ducks, the lapping waves, and thinking about — thinking about everything. There isn’t anything I would rather be doing at the moment, but a bit of sadness about things undone hangs over it.
(2014-05-26)
March 19, 2020
From our March 19 walk. Nice sky.
March 17, 2020, start of CV-19 photo stream…
This was the date the Alameda County “Shelter in Place” order came into effect. I thought the situation was potentially serious, but this was the first indication that people in government were actually spooked.
I made a light commitment to take photos every day, mostly walking around the neighborhood. I’ll post some of those pictures over the next few days.
A squirrel visits…
First time ever we have seen a squirrel visit our backyard! Photos by C Fong.
Hummingbird through the kitchen window
There’s a hummingbird at the feeder. A voracious little warrior.
A test music post…
Testing other media. This is from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, Menuet in G. Recorded as part of a project for my daughter Sara.
The parking lot at Hacienda
Christina described it as “eerie”, and it was. Almost after the Zombie Apocalypse eerie. “What happened to all the people” eerie.
Casey
African Violet
Sheltering in place, one must be inventive. A tiny african violet sitting on the windowsill in the kitchen.