Founder's Park
Sparrow settled in well with our family. Today marks his second week with us. His house-training proved impeccable. He inclines a bit toward chewing on things, which we hope to remedy. Saturday he receives a first training lesson from my wife's friend, who became a dog trainer. Our late friend Beatrice graduated from the renowned Pappy's Pet Lodge dog training institution. I hope that home-schooling proves equally effective for Sparrow, and that he does not miss institutional education. I found myself amused to read that some training comes with a title for the dog, because, after all, we all need initials after our name. I found his stuffed little lhama underneath the TV hutch. He greeted it like a long-lost friend.
The first half of January weather alternates between cold and windy most days and pleasant some days. I find myself taking my walks at lunch at Founder's Park in Wylie. This park consists of sports fields and sidewalks, with a very few trees on the fringes. Monday when I arrived a man had a French horn on one of the fields, who practiced playing while he marched. His playing was melodic as he took a quick few steps here and a quick few steps there.
I read about the two total lunar eclipses we expect this year. I began reading the novel "A Marvellous Light" by Freya Marske. I tend to read science fiction rather than magical fantasy, so this novel marks a bit of a chane from my usual Sci-fi-fantasy choice.
I read that the Superior Court in Ventura County, California has closed again altogether due to the virus. Closings here in north Texas tend to be individual schools where cases climb. Court hearings tend to be via Zoom wherever possible, though.
My 2022 bird list in Collin County is at 29 so far, a bit below the usual. But time will cure that.
from Dreamwidth, because two posts of the same text are twice as nice
The first half of January weather alternates between cold and windy most days and pleasant some days. I find myself taking my walks at lunch at Founder's Park in Wylie. This park consists of sports fields and sidewalks, with a very few trees on the fringes. Monday when I arrived a man had a French horn on one of the fields, who practiced playing while he marched. His playing was melodic as he took a quick few steps here and a quick few steps there.
I read about the two total lunar eclipses we expect this year. I began reading the novel "A Marvellous Light" by Freya Marske. I tend to read science fiction rather than magical fantasy, so this novel marks a bit of a chane from my usual Sci-fi-fantasy choice.
I read that the Superior Court in Ventura County, California has closed again altogether due to the virus. Closings here in north Texas tend to be individual schools where cases climb. Court hearings tend to be via Zoom wherever possible, though.
My 2022 bird list in Collin County is at 29 so far, a bit below the usual. But time will cure that.
from Dreamwidth, because two posts of the same text are twice as nice