It's late afternoon. It has rained a lot. This is radar from this morning.
It's been dry for so long, it's sort of surreal to see this much rain. The blue (snow) is where we will be heading. But, we have all wheel drive, they plow the freeways, it will be fine. It's cold and damp. I'd like the other pleasant fall back, please.
We packed this morning. Despite our best efforts we still have five space saver bags, and there will be a garbage bag with shoes and bike helmets. I think this year I'm going to institute a daily diary of what we actually wore, so we know what to pack. We still have more packed than we need, especially Jim. Kidding, just kidding. Anyway, I think it's harder this year than last. I'm not sure if that's due to my overwhelming malaise due to the destruction of our country, or because I'm a year older. Also, we bought clothes last year at Walmart for yard work, and those are traveling back to AZ, adding to the load. I bought men's shorts and pants and I love them, they have pockets. Women's pants are dead to me.
47 has traveled to Israel to celebrate the peace plan he claims to have brokered. At present, Hamas and members of the Dughmush clan are shooting each other. Our fake president's response was, "they’re keeping order since 2M are returning home to Gaza, it’ll be all alright." Maybe the amount of weapons Hamas has on hand should have been sorted beforehand. BBC article here.
The inflatable animal count in Portland continues to grow. There is a blow up squirrel that is an excellent dancer. So far no animals have been harmed.
Yesterday, the Slender Billed Curlew was declared extinct. Before the announcement, I'd never heard of the species. It's making me very sad that they're gone, and they won't be back. Way to go humans.
So, on that happy note, I will return to my packing.
If it is any comfort, we will all. be extinct one day. Temporary existence puts it all into perspective.
ReplyDeletePockets are everything- I have not worn female trousers for years. They are built funny or I am, not sure which.
Good luck on your journey! Wishing you the best roads and weather. Sunshine soon!!! As we freeze you will be baking nicely.
Looking forward to desert shots!!! I love the desert!
I think it would be exhausting to move between houses. I invariably discover myself needing something that is at the other house. I can't imagine it twice a year.
ReplyDeleteOh to be like swallows where you didn't need to pack, just feed yourself up before the journey!
ReplyDeleteWay back in the early '70s I watched a very upsetting animated TV special called "The Last of the Curlews" about the potential extinction of the curlew -- so even then it was on people's radar as a possibility. It's a shame we humans weren't able to avoid it in the 50 years since, but I'm not surprised. (I'm also not 100 percent sure the subject of the TV show was the same species of curlew.)
ReplyDeleteSome of the snow that was in the States (Where did that come from?) made its way to us last night. We got just a skiff here, but in the city they had close to 4 inches of the white stuff! It will melt today but really?
ReplyDeleteThis morning all the news is about IQ45 and his faulty peace plan. If anyone thinks this conflict is over, they are dead wrong.
Well done Portland, keep up the resistance.
Good luck with your packing and safe travels.
Have a safe drive. And I hope that the US survives this POS dictator.
ReplyDeleteI found some womens short that had 5 pockets! I have four pair. I wore men's Levi's exclusively during my working life because I could buy them by waist and length and pockets. Women's clothing designers and store owners still think all women wear 4" spike heels. The only way I can get women's jeans the right length is to order them online because the stores don't carry them.
ReplyDeleteThe wannabe dictator always takes credit for the accomplishments of others because he has no positive ones of his own.
Careful of those garbage bags Allison! Dear friends of ours were moving some years ago and used that method. It was a short move they said, easier this way, they said. Long story short....the husband ended up taking the left over garbage to the landfill and you can guess which bags he tossed away! They ended up with NO clothes except what they were wearing! Safe travels.
ReplyDeleteAh, the brokered Deal of a Felon with a Terrorist Organization, and a Far Right installed Leader on the opposing side, what could go Wrong? Yes, Extinction of any Species can usually be chalked up to the most dangerous Species on Earth, and, that would be us.
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