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Max and Ned and Gus and Bruno

So Much Sitting

My handyman was working again yesterday, so I stayed home and did mostly nothing. This was the third day of doing that, and I have to admit, it made me a little grumpy and stir-crazy.

I’m glad to be going to church this morning, and for my handyman not coming to my house today.

I’m also glad that Bruno could sit by me on the couch and help me through a difficult Day Three:

Seed Situation

I was out of birdseed for a while, but have finally gotten some more. I chose a new mix that has more sunflower seeds, and instead of millet as a filler, it has cracked corn. The cracked corn is awful. Nobody likes it, and they just throw it all over the ground, where it looks messy, and threatens to fall into the pool.

The sunflower seeds, however, are wildly popular – especially with a squirrel, who Bruno doesn’t like. He runs at the window to try to scare the squirrel, but it never works. The squirrel just keeps eating his seeds.

Sun Spot

I exercise three times a week in my garage with Cristina, my trainer from when I lived in Maui. We use Zoom. I have a TV and a camera set up, and some weights and exercise straps. I think I’ve probably said that here before, but I’m repeating it for the memory archive.

Whenever I exercise, Bruno always has to be in the room, because he can’t stand being away from where the action is.

This time of year, the afternoon sun comes in the door to the garage. Bruno loves to sit in it. Yesterday, he was even lying on his side and rubbing himself all over the warm rug. I didn’t get a picture of him wallowing in the sun, but I did get the aftermath.

I feel like I’ve posted about this before, but I looked, and couldn’t find anything.

Market, Marigolds, and Motionless

After sleeping in yesterday, I headed to breakfast, and then the farmers market. There were some pluots and early peaches for sale. Mmm…

And look! Artichokes that were allowed to fully bloom!

I rested a little mid-day, then did a little gardening. A while back, I got some roots for globe thistles and planted them in pots. They have bloomed. The variety name on the package was Veitch’s Blue, but these were not blue thistles. I was swindled!

I pulled out the thistles, and planted marigolds instead. Here’s a before and after:

And of course I spent a lot of time hanging out with Bruno. He thought I was in need of a cleaning:

Wanting Warm

I had my usual work day yesterday. When I got home, I sat on the couch a little. Bruno really likes when I sit on the couch, because it makes a warm spot. When I get up, he immediately jumps up there and presses up against it. Mmm… warm…

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