tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post6289939426863683559..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: SO CAL -- PATIENCE -- VISITOR -- POST VIRUSJoaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-12464162925240153952021-04-17T09:10:43.238-07:002021-04-17T09:10:43.238-07:00Sounds like you, too, have benefitted from some of...Sounds like you, too, have benefitted from some of the conveniences this pandemic has brought us.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-54984896464162370252021-04-17T06:45:28.021-07:002021-04-17T06:45:28.021-07:00So sorry that your movements have slowed down, but...So sorry that your movements have slowed down, but that is to be expected with age. I hope that the conveniences that have come with the pandemic do continue for all of us.gigi-hawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518815613680634578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-91687352395334429922021-04-17T05:13:19.164-07:002021-04-17T05:13:19.164-07:00Interesting! Tiger butterflies makes sense. I di...Interesting! Tiger butterflies makes sense. I discovered a whole new world after our exchange. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_butterflies_of_India_(Papilionidae)#:~:text=Notable%20endemics%20are%20the%20southern,Butterflies%20of%20India%20by%20R.%20K.Ramana Rajgopaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595611334904650281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-62914995753420691632021-04-16T13:03:26.791-07:002021-04-16T13:03:26.791-07:00I had planned to start a compost pile and maybe us...I had planned to start a compost pile and maybe use some food waste there but before I got started I came to point I would be unable to care for it as needed or use it. Scrub jay hasn't been back — just my usual mockingbirds, hummingbirds, a few other species and squirrels. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-45379589025052993152021-04-16T03:51:00.261-07:002021-04-16T03:51:00.261-07:00We have been sorting food waste for years. The mun...We have been sorting food waste for years. The municipality provides a specific bin for the purpose. Monday is pick up day in our area and the bins line the streets like little green soldiers, alongside the blue bins for other recyclables. It's lovely to have the scrub jay visit. Blue Jays show up daily in our backyard so we are both fortunate.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-82078925898884884502021-04-15T16:46:48.317-07:002021-04-15T16:46:48.317-07:00Somewhere along the way after my husband’s death, ...Somewhere along the way after my husband’s death, then a number of fairly active years, more family and friends dying, needing to limit my activities more, I have become more isolated than I ever imagined could possibly occur. Oh well, that’s life as the saying goes.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-38779138875327359212021-04-15T16:41:44.692-07:002021-04-15T16:41:44.692-07:00The body just doesn’t reflect what seems to be the...The body just doesn’t reflect what seems to be the mind’s age — at least so far.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-92223487761085620852021-04-15T16:08:13.232-07:002021-04-15T16:08:13.232-07:00I've done that but not hit the right buttons. ...I've done that but not hit the right buttons. If I did that, I'd have wanted to say that I've had a more isolated life for years due to my problems taking the flu shot, which means having to stay away from people during the season. All along my husband does the shopping but he goes early and tries to stay away from people even though we've both had our Covid shot.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-74297188743531946582021-04-15T15:50:17.553-07:002021-04-15T15:50:17.553-07:00I hear you on the slowing down and coming to grips...I hear you on the slowing down and coming to grips with it, changing behaviours, recognising limitations. It can be more of a struggle some days.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-35988802690005889232021-04-15T12:25:37.808-07:002021-04-15T12:25:37.808-07:00I haven't seen a comment on this post from yo...I haven't seen a comment on this post from you and have no unmoderated comments. I’ve had a few instances when I thought I’d left a comment on other blogs but never saw it when I went back later — didn't knew if I somehow didn't click to publish, the gremlin ate it, or if my mind played tricks on me. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-69210258500467550882021-04-15T10:06:32.627-07:002021-04-15T10:06:32.627-07:00I am trying to remember if I posted something here...I am trying to remember if I posted something here and it got lost or I never did lolRain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-18956778405181222352021-04-14T14:24:31.926-07:002021-04-14T14:24:31.926-07:00Guess drought is a condition to which more of us a...Guess drought is a condition to which more of us are going to have to become accustomed. Surprisingly, we actually had some drizzle the other morning. Over the next few days our temps will go up 30 degrees to dry us out.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-28123419715183400922021-04-14T13:03:29.687-07:002021-04-14T13:03:29.687-07:00Much of my country is frequently in drought. Sadl...Much of my country is frequently in drought. Sadly it is almost a permanent setting. With it goes the increased and deadly risk of fires.<br />I do hope you get some rain - or at the very least are not beset with fires.<br />I hear you on the recalcitrant body front too. Sadly.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-11582279936003866602021-04-13T12:44:39.029-07:002021-04-13T12:44:39.029-07:00I just found this link you might find of interest ...I just found this link you might find of interest picturing India’s Tiger Butterfly similar and related to our U.S. Monarch which the Tiger was once thought to be. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/monarch-miscalculation-has-scientific-error-about-butterflies-persisted-more-40-yearsJoaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-39595498083424508972021-04-13T12:29:02.701-07:002021-04-13T12:29:02.701-07:00I see Waterstones purchased our U.S. Barnes and No...I see Waterstones purchased our U.S. Barnes and Noble in 2019 which I hadn't realized until I researched them after reading your comment. So they are represented in all 50 of our states. I’ve always enjoyed the large selection of books and other items in the store I visited nearby. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-27471903573907442562021-04-13T09:39:54.335-07:002021-04-13T09:39:54.335-07:00Sorry to hear about your slowing physical activity...Sorry to hear about your slowing physical activity and pain with movement. I wonder if surgery would make much difference, unless you actually need a hip or knee replacement.<br /><br />Our shopping patterns haven't changed much during the pandemic. We go to the supermarket and other food shops regularly. But we've ordered a few items on line, like clothes and a coffee grinder and a CD nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-20057836159204143762021-04-13T05:01:31.788-07:002021-04-13T05:01:31.788-07:00Yes, Monarchs are the most common. I am not an ex...Yes, Monarchs are the most common. I am not an expert but, there are many different varieties that visit our garden that I enjoy watching.Ramana Rajgopaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595611334904650281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-66814896953391972412021-04-11T17:10:00.825-07:002021-04-11T17:10:00.825-07:00My that is a complicated scheduling of bin pickups...My that is a complicated scheduling of bin pickups -- sounds challenging. We put all our bins out at the curb the same day for emptying once a week. Different trucks come at different times of the day to pick up one or the other bin whose contents are theirs. My bins aren't always full so I wait until the week when each particular one is filled before putting out at the curb. <br /><br />Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-17900896780200849452021-04-11T13:58:55.291-07:002021-04-11T13:58:55.291-07:00My sentiments entirely regarding shopping and acti...My sentiments entirely regarding shopping and activities post pandemic. But then, I never enjoyed shopping of any kind.<br /><br />We have four different bins, they sit at the edge of the front garden look like lego cubes left by a giant after getting bored with playing. And collection days are weekly (black), fortnightly (green) and monthly (yellow and blue), whereby the black bin is moved by Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-42708802945052891312021-04-11T13:26:59.837-07:002021-04-11T13:26:59.837-07:00Eating out in the future might be more attractive ...Eating out in the future might be more attractive to me if my family was here to share the experience, though whenever they visited we did so, likely will if and when they are able to come again. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-29991690834623052782021-04-11T13:22:35.252-07:002021-04-11T13:22:35.252-07:00Glad you’re using caution for safety from the viru...Glad you’re using caution for safety from the viruses. Sounds like you, too, have succumbed to adjusting your shopping pattern in the future. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-16286221753185055952021-04-11T13:20:01.651-07:002021-04-11T13:20:01.651-07:00The Jay bird entertainment has ceased I think thou...The Jay bird entertainment has ceased I think though I continue to enjoy hummingbirds harvesting nectar from my Bird of Paradise blooms. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-44730079779586351802021-04-11T13:17:32.130-07:002021-04-11T13:17:32.130-07:00I, too, understand need for increasing our city ut...I, too, understand need for increasing our city utility rates but, as you say, those on fixed incomes can hurt since their funds likely don't increase accordingly. <br /><br />I’ve followed on news the latest virus rage in India. Am glad to hear you are remaining safe.<br /><br />Thanks for the reference to water-saving measures. I have two huge water barrels to catch runoff from the Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-14874956433406554742021-04-11T12:29:33.200-07:002021-04-11T12:29:33.200-07:00I think that many people will alter their shopping...I think that many people will alter their shopping habits, not sure for how long. I will admit that I am very much looking forward to eating outdoors at a restaurant in the nearish future. I’m fully vaccinated, my husband and daughter have gotten their first shots. We will of course wait and see how it goes with the variants and how safe it seems.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-55952717588860797682021-04-11T09:13:08.542-07:002021-04-11T09:13:08.542-07:00Good to know there is a helpful reason to not have...Good to know there is a helpful reason to not have sparklingly clean windows. Thanks. Maybe that is why I haven't had any suicides lately.<br />I'm with you on not rushing to freedom with the vaccines. Too many variants out there to feel comfortable. And like you, I do love pick up services and will probably continue those.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.com