Some Excitement

I've been going stir-crazy here lately.  So when my daughter suggested going over to the river for a dip, I decided to just go for it.

I hadn't been anywhere but the store in a long time - too long.

And it has been hot lately!

The original plan had called for grilling some Hot Dogs over there.  But the logistics were getting complicated, so we decided on going for a swim, and then doing the grill-thing back at the house.

With the heat, I had expected there to be a crowd over there.  That's normal for this time of year.  But there were surprisingly few folks out.

Perhaps they didn't want to be out in the heat.  Or maybe more people are deciding to actually stay at home like the governor suggested.

But since it was outdoors, and there seemed to be plenty of opportunity for social-distance, I figured it was worth a shot.

Turned out that it was easy to find a place we had to ourselves.

The river was pretty high.  There have been some pretty good rains in the area lately.  Of course with the rain, come mores humidity - another good reason for a dip.

The river felt wonderful for sure.

Got home and got the dogs grilled before the storm hit.

Sheesh.

Got 3in of rain, and knocked out the power for awhile.

But since we already had our grub, we were able to sit on the porch and watch the deluge.

The wind was pretty rough too.  I was kinda worried about the trees.

But no damage here.

Duke Power said there was a tree down on the powerline.

But the lights came back eventually.

Kind of an exciting day, really.

And a nice change.

Hang in there

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The Year So Far

2020

Sounds good when it's your eyesight.

And they tell me that's what I have now, 20/20.

And this is a good thing.

The year 2020 started with finishing up my cataract surgeries.  But then just as life was beginning to return to normal, we began to get hints of a new crisis in the making.

At first, it seemed like nothing to worry too much about.

I mean, it was far away from home, and just seemed like something that would be dealt with.

There had been SARS, and then that Ebola stuff.  Admittedly dangerous, but the experts/professionals had been able to handle things - more or less.

Of course, we were mistaken.

Mistakes were made.

And now some world leaders seem more interested in blaming each other, than trying to do some damage control.

We really need damage control at this point.

It's hard to say what's next.

We have demonstrations in the streets, and there is an election coming.

Well, for what it's worth, the year is only half over.  So maybe it's too early to make a call on this Year of Our Lord, 2020.

On the other hand, 2020 is over half gone!

And so far I feel like I've spent it sitting here in this house.

I was kind of looking forward to starting over, after many (even extreme) changes in my life.  In many ways 2019 had been a confusing blur.  Now at last the light was beginning to break through.

Well, admittedly, things are different now.

But I just feel like I'm only marking time - waiting for something that's beginning to look like it's not going to happen.

And at my age, marking time doesn't seem like such a great thing.

It is depressing.

Seriously.

I'm sure this feeling is contributing to the general unrest and frustration in the country.

For now, I'm just waiting for something to break.

Hang in there friends, and be kind to each other.

𝕵𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖎

Old School

Waiting

Still staying home for the most part.

But it is definitely getting old.

Actually, The Old North State seems to be one of the current hotspots for C-19 now.

I see where we are required to quarantine lately if we go to some other places.

Oh well.

But I don't actually need to go anywhere - except the occasional trip out for necessary supplies, like maybe the odd roll of toilet paper.

Mostly, it's just waiting, but for what?

It's like I keep waiting for something to happen…

Anything.

We all seem to be waiting for this to pass.

It's hard to not just say #@&% it, and go out and rip off the face mask.

Seems to be plenty of folks doing that already.

You start to think maybe a few sniffles would be better than this.

Of course that's not the reality of the situation.

Being on a ventilator doesn't hold a whole lot of attraction for me.

And then there is the aspect of contributing to spread of the crap.

So for now, it's just this waiting game.

Waiting

Waiting

Waiting…

For something to change.

So anyhow, let's have a happy pix for these frustrating times.

Some happy Day Lilies!

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