Today we finally were able to ride outside. There is still some smoke, but it's much improved. The geese were out being very vocal. They always sound like they are complaining about something.
We saw two young women carrying kayaks in bags. They are made by Oru Origami Kayaks. They actually fold up into the bag you carry them in. Click on the website, there is a graphic of how it folds. I have no idea how good they are, but it is easier than carrying a kayak around.
This morning the quail were visiting. It's the beginning of September, and they still have babies being born. We saw a line of quail in the neighbor's yard that were barely adults out on their own. Given how much they reproduce, they must have a low survival rate. This one keeps watch.
Bottom left is the baby chick. There are more under the hedge.
Nepal has gone up in flames. Unemployment is rampant, the young have no prospects, and they are sick of the corruption in government. The politicians banned social media, and that was it. They're in the streets, burning buildings, and chasing politicians down the street. There is an excellent article here.
Russia has invaded Poland's airspace with Shaheed drones. NATO is sending jets to shoot them down. Who knows what Putin is thinking? Israel bombed Qatar trying to kill some Hamas leaders. Who knows why Netanyahu does what he does. The corrupt Supreme Court has ruled that it's perfectly fine for ICE and the other thugs to racially profile people, arrest them with no warrants, and deport them somewhere - anywhere. They also ruled that 47 can hang on to $40B for foreign aid that Congress approved. The Financial Times reports that the US is ending its cooperation with Europe in countering disinformation from Russia, China, and Iran. We're two weeks out from a government shutdown, and 47 is spending his time calling congress people about covering up the Epstein thing, rather than working on a budget that can be passed. Tonight 47 was driven to a restaurant a block away from the White House for dinner, to show how safe DC is now. The press pool went there, as well, in the motorcade. 47 and guests were vociferously booed by people on the streets.
This will foul up airline schedules for awhile....
There's more, but my laptop is too hot, sitting in my lap.
Quail have a 80% mortality rate in the first year, and seldom live longer than a year. That's depressing, as is the rest of the news.
ReplyDeleteWell the good news is origami Kayak! I would invest in one of those!! Curious what the reviews are/will be.
ReplyDeleteThe videos of the protesters were great to see, though I suspect mainstream media is unlikely to cover the incident. It does seem that some former IQ45 supporters are learning that he truly meant it when he said something along of the lines of not caring for them, he just wanted their vote.
ReplyDeleteNot a bit surprised about the Russian drones over Poland. It's Putin's next target. He needn't bother trying to invade the US as 47 is doing his work for him. Revised jobs report even worse than first reported. Priorities, and this country isn't one. The new spin is Trump was an FBI agent spying on Epstein. They really think we are that stupid.
ReplyDeleteThey've backed away from that new spin, as I understand it, because they got roundly ridiculed even from the right!
DeleteThank goodness for the high reproduction rates of quail. As ground birds I'm sure they're very vulnerable. Nature's fast food!
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